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View usage for: (maʊsi) also mousey 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]Mousy hair is a dull light brown colour. He was aged between 25 and 30, with a medium build and collar-length mousy hair. Synonyms: brownish, plain, dull, drab More Synonyms of mousy 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]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. Synonyms: shy, quiet, timid, ineffectual More Synonyms of mousy or mousey or mousie (ˈmaʊsɪ) adjectiveWord forms: mousier or mousiest1. resembling a mouse, esp in having a light brown or greyish hair colour 2. shy or ineffectual a rather mousy child Derived forms mousily (ˈmousily) adverb mousiness (ˈmousiness) noun mousy in American English (ˈmaʊsi; ˈmaʊzi) adjectiveWord forms: ˈmousier or ˈmousiest1. of, characteristic of, or like a mouse, in any of various ways; quiet, timid, drab, etc. 2. full of or infested with mice Derived forms mousiness (ˈmousiness) noun Examples of 'mousy' in a sentencemousy Definition (of hair) dull light brown in colour a man of medium build and collar-length mousy hair Synonyms brownish plain indeterminate Definition shy or ineffectual He remembered her as a small, mousy woman, invariably worried. Additional synonymsDefinition dull and uninteresting He is a drab, colourless little man. Synonyms uninteresting, dull, tame, dreary, drab, lacklustre, vacuous, insipid, vapid, characterless, unmemorable Definition lacking self-confidence The new employee was diffident and reserved in meetings. Synonyms shy, reserved, withdrawn, reluctant, modest, shrinking, doubtful, backward, unsure, insecure, constrained, timid, self-conscious, hesitant, meek, unassuming, unobtrusive, self-effacing, sheepish, aw-shucks, bashful, timorous (literary), unassertiveDefinition dull and dreary his drab little office Synonyms dull, grey, gloomy, dismal, dreary, shabby, sombre, lacklustre, flat, dingy, colourless, uninspired, vapid, cheerless- mourning
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Additional synonymsDefinition (of colour) lacking brilliance The stamp was a dull blue colour. Synonyms drab, faded, muted, subdued, feeble, murky, sombre, toned-down, subfusc Definition modest or reserved He's a nice quiet man. Synonyms reserved, retiring, shy, collected, gentle, mild, composed, serene, sedate, meek, placid, docile, unflappable (informal), phlegmatic, peaceable, imperturbable, equable, even-tempered, unexcitable Definition indicating shyness or fear A timid child, she had learnt obedience at an early age. Synonyms nervous, shy, retiring, modest, shrinking, fearful, cowardly, apprehensive, coy, diffident, bashful, mousy, timorous (literary), pusillanimous (formal), faint-hearted, irresolute, afraidDefinition lacking courage or self-confidence He is a reclusive, timorous creature. Synonyms timid, nervous, shy, retiring, frightened, shrinking, fearful, trembling, cowardly, apprehensive, coy, diffident, bashful, mousy, pusillanimous (formal), faint-hearted, irresolute, afraidcompletely out of character to her normal unassertive self Synonyms meek, timid, unassuming, retiring, backward, self-effacing, diffident, bashful, mousy, timorous (literary), aw-shucks |