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单词 mousily
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
mous•y or mous•ey /ˈmaʊsi, -zi/USA pronunciation   adj., -i•er, -i•est. 
  1. resembling a mouse, as in being drab and colorless or meek and timid:mousy brown hair; a mousy little worker.
  2. infested with mice.
mous•i•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mous•ey  (mousē, -zē),USA pronunciation adj., mous•i•er, mous•i•est. 
  1. mousy.
mousi•ly, adv. 
mousi•ness, n. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mous•y  (mousē, -zē),USA pronunciation adj., mous•i•er, mous•i•est. 
  1. resembling or suggesting a mouse, as in color or odor.
  2. drab and colorless.
  3. meek;
    timid:A drill sergeant can't be mousy!
  4. quiet;
    noiseless:a mousy tread.
  5. infested with mice.
Also, mousey. 
  • mouse + -y1 1805–15
mousi•ly, adv. 
mousi•ness, n. 
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . fearful, shy, bashful, timorous.

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