MOUSY

mousy, mousey

(adjective) quiet and timid and ineffectual

mousy, mousey, mouse-colored, mouselike

(adjective) of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse; ā€œa mousy brownish-grey colorā€; ā€œmousy hairā€; ā€œmouse-colored hairā€

mousy, mousey

(adjective) infested with mice

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

mousy (comparative mousier, superlative mousiest)

Resembling a mouse.

Quiet; stealthy.

Timid.

Of a greyish-brown colour.

Abounding or infested with mice.

Noun

mousy (plural mousies)

(childish) A mouse.

Source: Wiktionary


Mous"y, a.

Definition: Infested with mice; smelling of mice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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