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mousy
[
mou
-see
,
-zee
]
Origin
mous·y
/
ˈmaʊ
si
,
-zi
/
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[
mou
-see
,
-zee
]
Show IPA
adjective,
mous·i·er,
mous·i·est.
1.
resembling or suggesting a
mouse
,
as in color or odor.
2.
drab and colorless.
3.
meek; timid:
A drill sergeant can't be mousy!
4.
quiet; noiseless:
a mousy tread.
5.
infested with
mice
.
Also,
mousey.
Origin:
1805–15;
mouse
+
-y
1
Related forms
mous·i·ly,
adverb
mous·i·ness,
noun
Synonyms
3.
fearful, shy, bashful, timorous.
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World English Dictionary
mousy
or
mousey
(ˈmaʊsɪ)
—
adj
,
mousier
,
mousiest
1.
resembling a mouse, esp in having a light brown or greyish hair colour
2.
shy or ineffectual:
a mousy little woman
3.
infested with mice
mousey
or
mousey
—
adj
'mousily
or
mousey
—
adv
'mousiness
or
mousey
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
mousy
1812 with reference to quietness; 1853, of color; from
mouse
+
-y
(2).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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