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mousy

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mous⋅y

  [mou-see, -zee]
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–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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mous·y also mous·ey   (mou'sē, -zē)   
adj.   mous·i·er, mous·i·est

  1. Resembling a mouse, especially:

    1. Having a drab, pale brown color: mousy hair.

    2. Having small sharp features: a mousy face.

    3. Quiet; timid; shy.

  2. Infested with mice.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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