mousy

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EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• mousey

EtymologyEdit

From mouse +‎ -y.

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -aʊsi

AdjectiveEdit

mousy (comparative mousier, superlative mousiest)

1. Resembling a mouse.
   1. Quiet; stealthy.
   2. Timid.
   3. Of a greyish-brown colour.

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

2. Abounding or infested with mice.