/ˈmaʊsi/
OriginFrom mouse + -y (forms adjectives from nouns).
- Resembling a mouse.
“Near-synonyms: mouselike, murine”
- Quiet; stealthy.
- Timid.
- Of a greyish-brown colour.
“It's a god-awful small affair
To the girl with the mousy hair”
- Abounding in or infested with mice.
- childish, diminutive, form-ofDiminutive of mouse.
Formsmousier(comparative) · mousiest(superlative) · mousey(alternative) · mousies(plural) · mousie(alternative)