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mousy
mous·y also mous·ey M0451900 (mou′sē, -zē)adj. mous·i·er, mous·i·est 1. Resembling a mouse, especially:a. Having a drab, pale brown color: mousy hair.b. Having small sharp features: a mousy face.c. Quiet; timid; shy.2. Infested with mice.mousy (ˈmaʊsɪ) , mousey or mousieadj, mousier or mousiest1. (Hairdressing & Grooming) resembling a mouse, esp in having a light brown or greyish hair colour2. shy or ineffectual: a mousy little woman. 3. (Zoology) infested with mice ˈmousily adv ˈmousiness nmous•y or mous•ey (ˈmaʊ si, -zi)
adj. mous•i•er, mous•i•est. 1. resembling or suggesting a mouse, as in being drab and colorless or meek and timid. 2. infested with mice. [1805–15] mous′i•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | mousy - quiet and timid and ineffectualmouseytimid - showing fear and lack of confidence | | 2. | mousy - infested with micemousey | | 3. | mousy - of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse; "a mousy brownish-grey color"; "mousy hair"; "mouse-colored hair"mouse-colored, mouselike, mouseychromatic - being or having or characterized by hue |
mousy mouseyadjective1. brownish, plain, dull, drab, colourless, indeterminate a man of medium build and collar-length mousy hair2. shy, quiet, timid, ineffectual, self-effacing, diffident, timorous, unassertive He remembered her as a small, mousy woman, invariably worried.Translationsmouse (maus) – plural mice (mais) – noun1. any of several types of small furry gnawing animal with a long tail, found in houses and in fields. 老鼠 鼠2. (computers) a device that is used to move the cursor on a computer screen and to give instructions to a computer. 滑鼠 鼠标ˈmousy adjective1. (of hair) dull brown in colour. 灰褐色 灰褐色2. timid; uninteresting. a mousy little woman. 羞怯的，不起眼的 胆小的ˈmousehole noun a hole made or used by mice. 鼠洞 鼠洞ˈmousetrap noun a mechanical trap for a mouse. 捕鼠器 捕鼠器EncyclopediaSeemousemousy
Synonyms for mousyadj brownishSynonyms- brownish
- plain
- dull
- drab
- colourless
- indeterminate
adj shySynonyms- shy
- quiet
- timid
- ineffectual
- self-effacing
- diffident
- timorous
- unassertive
Synonyms for mousyadj quiet and timid and ineffectualSynonymsRelated Wordsadj infested with miceSynonymsadj of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouseSynonyms- mouse-colored
- mouselike
- mousey
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