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MOUSY (mousier, mousiest)
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, mousiest Dictionary entry overview: What does mousy mean?
• MOUSY (adjective)
The adjective MOUSY has 3 senses:
1. quiet and timid and ineffectual
2. infested with mice
3. of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse
Familiarity information: MOUSY used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Superlative: mousiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Quiet and timid and ineffectual
Synonyms:
mousey; mousy
Similar:
timid (showing fear and lack of confidence)
Derivation:
mouse (person who is quiet or timid)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Infested with mice
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
mousey; mousy
Pertainym:
mouse (any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails)
Derivation:
mouse (any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse
Synonyms:
mouse-colored; mouselike; mousey; mousy
Context example:
mouse-colored hair
Similar:
chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)
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