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Mousy

//ˈmaʊsi// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a mouse.

    "Near-synonyms: mouselike, murine"

  2. 2
    Resembling a mouse.; Quiet; stealthy.
  3. 3
    Resembling a mouse.; Timid.
  4. 4
    Resembling a mouse.; Of a greyish-brown colour.

    "It's a god-awful small affair To the girl with the mousy hair"

  5. 5
    Abounding in or infested with mice.
Adjective
  1. 1
    quiet and timid and ineffectual wordnet
  2. 2
    of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse wordnet
  3. 3
    infested with mice wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Diminutive of mouse. childish, diminutive, form-of

Etymology

Etymology 1

From mouse + -y (forms adjectives from nouns).

Etymology 2

From mouse + -y (forms diminutives).

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