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mousy

or ³ŸŽÇ³Ü²õ·±ð²â

[ mou-see, -zee ]

adjective

mousier, mousiest.
  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!

    Synonyms: , , ,

  4. quiet; noiseless:

    a mousy tread.

  5. infested with mice. mouse.


mousy

/ ˈ³Ÿ²¹ÊŠ²õɪ /

adjective

  1. resembling a mouse, esp in having a light brown or greyish hair colour
  2. shy or ineffectual

    a mousy little woman

  3. infested with mice
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³ŸŽÇ³Ü²õŸ±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ³ŸŽÇ³Ü²õŸ±±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³ŸŽÇ³Ü²õi·±ô²â adverb
  • ³ŸŽÇ³Ü²õi·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mousy1

First recorded in 1805–15; mouse + -y 1
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Example Sentences

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And though I didn’t want to say it—a little bit mousy.

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These microbes are known to contaminate white wine, causing spoilage and unpleasant odors, including nail polish remover, geranium and "mousy" odors.

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During World War II there appeared a cartoon, I believe in The New Yorker: A mousy, James Thurber-esque little man is in front of a newsstand.

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I’d had this image of myself as a mousy kid, but as I worked on the book, I was shocked at the things I did.

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“So it gave us the cue that we should not be too mousy,” Caples said, “and that this was a public building where there could be some expansiveness.”

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