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mousy

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mous·y also mous·ey  (mous, -z)
adj. mous·i·er, mous·i·est
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.

mousy or mousey
Adjective
[mousier, mousiest]
1. (of hair) dull light brown in colour
2. shy or ineffectual
mousiness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.mousy - quiet and timid and ineffectual
timid - showing fear and lack of confidence
2.mousy - infested with mice
3.mousy - of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse; "a mousy brownish-grey color"; "mousy hair"; "mouse-colored hair"
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
Translations
mousy [ˈmausɪ] adj [person] → tímido; [hair] → pardusco
mousy [ˈmausɪ] adj [person] → effacé(e); [hair] → d'un châtain terne
mousy [ˈmausɪ] mouse adj (hair) → mausgrau
mousy [ˈmausɪ] adj [person] → timido/a; [hair] → chiaro/a né scuro/a


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