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mousy

/ˈmaʊsi/

mousy adjective: resembling a mouse. Also the diminutive of mouse.

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.

Also used as

mousy is also the diminutive of mouse.

Synonyms of mousy

Forms of mousy

Adjective
comparativemousier
superlativemousiest
alternative formmousey
Noun
pluralmousies
alternative formmousie

Origin of mousy

From mouse + -y (forms adjectives from nouns).

From mouse + -y (forms diminutives).

Words formed from mousy

Phrases with mousy

Words that rhyme with mousy

Questions about mousy

What does mousy mean?
Mousy means resembling a mouse.
What part of speech is mousy?
Mousy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce mousy?
Mousy is pronounced /ˈmaʊsi/.

Words near mousy in the dictionary

  1. moustachy
  2. Moustafa
  3. Moustafas
  4. moustalevria
  5. Mousterian
  6. mousy
  7. mousy brown
  8. mousy browns
  9. mout
  10. moutabal
  11. Moutai

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