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mousey

mousey is the alternative spelling of mousy.

Meaning of mousy

Adjective

mousy (comparative mousier, superlative mousiest)

  1. Resembling a mouse.
    • Near-synonyms: mouselike, murine
    Synonyms:
    mouselike, murine
    1. Quiet; stealthy.
    2. Timid.
    3. Of a greyish-brown colour.
      • It's a god-awful small affair
        To the girl with the mousy hair1971, “Life on Mars?”, performed by David Bowie
  2. Abounding in or infested with mice.

Forms of mousey

Adjective
comparativemousier
superlativemousiest
Noun
pluralmouseys

Questions about mousey

What is mousey the alternative spelling of?
Mousey is the alternative spelling of mousy.

Words near mousey in the dictionary

  1. mousetrapped
  2. mousetrapping
  3. mousetraps
  4. mouseweb
  5. mousework
  6. mousey
  7. mouseys
  8. Moushegian
  9. Moushegians
  10. mousie
  11. mousier

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