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

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.

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

Definition of mousy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. Resembling a mouse, especially: a. Having a drab, pale brown color: mousy hair. b. Having small sharp features: a mousy face. c. Quiet; timid; shy. 2. Infested with mice.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 mous•y (mou′ sē, -zē), adj., mous•i•er, mous•i•est. resembling or suggesting a mouse, as in color or odor. drab and …

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If your house is painted the same dull brown color as a mouse's fur, you can call it mousy. If you're tired of your mousy hair, you can always dye it purple. If you think of mice as shy and boring, you'll …

A small, mousy-looking man with a bald head and close-set eyes had just sat down in the chair before the desk.

mousy adjective also mousey / ˈmaʊsi/ mousier; mousiest Britannica Dictionary definition of MOUSY 1 : shy and quiet