mousy

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EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -aʊsi

Alternative formsEdit

• mousey

EtymologyEdit

From mouse +‎ -y.

AdjectiveEdit

mousy (comparative mousier, superlative mousiest)

1. Resembling a mouse
2. Quiet, stealthy
3. Timid
4. A greyish brown colour.

   It's a god-awful small affair to the girl with the mousy hair David Bowie - Life on Mars? (1971)