She was mousy and frail, but she ran the office with an iron fist.
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Mousy
//ˈmaʊsi//
Synonyms for "mousy" (196 found)
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Closest matches (40)
Strong matches (58)
dismayeddove-coloreddove-graydrabdrearydulldundustyecholessfaintheartedfearfulfearingfearsomeflatfunkingfunkyglaucescentglaucousgoosygray
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gray-blackgray-browngray-coloredgray-drabgray-greengray-spottedgray-tonedgray-whitegrayedgrayishgreygriseousgrizzlegrizzledgrizzlyhenheartedhush as deathhushedin fearinarticulateinaudibleintimidatediron-grayjumpylead-grayleadenlily liveredlily-liveredlividmilk-liveredmilksoppishmilksoppymouse colored
Adjective(5 words)
Related words (98)
mouse-coloredmouse-graymouselikenervousnoiselessovertimidovertimorouspanic-pronepanickypearlpearl-graypearlypigeonheartedplainquaker-coloredquiescentquietrabbityrattyrodent
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rodentialsadscaryself-consciousself-effacingshakyshamefacedshamefastshiveryshrinkingshysilentsilversilver-graysilveredsilverysissifiedsissyskitteryskittishslate-coloredslatysmoke-graysmokysobersoftsombersoundlessstammeringstartlishsteel-graysteelystillstill as deathstillystone-coloredsubaudibletaupetimidtimoroustremblingtremuloustrepidanttrigger happytrigger-happyunarticulatedunhearableunmanlyunmannedunpronouncedunsoundedunutteredunvocalizedunvoicedverminousweakweak kneedweak-kneedweakheartedwhistwhite-liveredyellow
Adjective(3 words)
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1 entriesderived
3 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
1 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
8 translations across 8 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- мышы́ны adj (resembling a mouse)
Bulgarian
1 entries- ми́ши adj (resembling a mouse)
Czech
1 entries- myší adj (resembling a mouse)
German
1 entries- mausgrau adj (resembling a mouse)
Polish
1 entries- mysi adj (resembling a mouse)
Russian
1 entries- мыши́ный adj (resembling a mouse)
Slovak
1 entries- myšací adj (resembling a mouse)
Ukrainian
1 entries- ми́шачий adj (resembling a mouse)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
She's a mousy woman.
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Yanni was a shy mousy student.
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It smells mousy. Is there a mouse in your house?
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