mousy

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʊsi/

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• Rhymes: -aʊsi

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

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mousy (comparative mousier, superlative mousiest)

1. Resembling a mouse.

   Near-synonyms: mouselike, murine

   1. Quiet; stealthy.
   2. Timid.
   3. Of a greyish-brown colour.
      • 1971, “Life on Mars?”, performed by David Bowie:

        It's a god-awful small affair
        To the girl with the mousy hair

      mousy:  

2. Abounding in or infested with mice.

From mouse +‎ -y (forms diminutives).

• mousey, mousie

mousy (plural mousies)

1. (childish) diminutive of mouse.

   Synonyms: mousekin, mouselet, mouseling

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