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   mousy

   /ˈmaʊsi/

   adjective

   • 1. of or like a mouse: "a mousy smell"
   • ▪ (of hair) of a dull light brown colour. Similar lightish brownbrownishbrownish-greydun-colouredcolourlessneutraldrabdulllacklustre
   • ▪ (of a person) shy, timid, and quiet: "his mousy sister had become a dynamic journalist" Similar timidquietmeekfearfultimorousshyself-effacingdiffidentineffectualunassertiveunconfidentunforthcomingreticentshrinkinghesitantwithdrawnintrovertedintrovertunobtrusiveOpposite boldbrazenferocious

   Derivatives

   • 1. mousily adverb
   • 2. mousiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMOUSY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MOUSY definition: 1. Mousy hair is brown and not special or attractive. 2. shy and nervous and having few interesting…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › mousyMousy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of MOUSY is of, relating to, or resembling a mouse. How to use mousy in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMOUSY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   MOUSY meaning: 1. Mousy hair is brown and not special or attractive. 2. shy and nervous and having few interesting…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMOUSY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone as mousy, you mean that they are quiet and shy and that people do not notice them. The Inspector remembered her as a small, mousy woman, invariably worried.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › mousyMOUSY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Mousy definition: resembling or suggesting a mouse, as in color or odor.. See examples of MOUSY used in a sentence.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMOUSY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   MOUSY definition: 1. Mousy hair is light brown. 2. A mousy person is shy and not very interesting.. Learn more.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › mousyMousy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If you think of mice as shy and boring, you'll understand the sense of the adjective mousy. Whether it's describing a color, like your mousy brown sweater, or a personality, like a timid, mousy classmate, mousy is rarely a compliment.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmousy adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   I play a shy, mousy character who is nothing like me. Definition of mousy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › mousyMousy - definition of mousy by The Free Dictionary

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    1. (Hairdressing & Grooming) resembling a mouse, esp in having a light brown or greyish hair colour. 2. shy or ineffectual: a mousy little woman. 3. (Zoology) infested with mice. ˈmousily adv. ˈmousiness n.

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › mousy_adjmousy, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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    There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective mousy. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.