mousy
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈmaʊsi/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *múHs Proto-Germanic *mūs Proto-West Germanic *mūs Old English mūs Middle English mous English mouse Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English mousy From mouse + -y (forms adjectives from nouns).
- Resembling a mouse.
“Near-synonyms: mouselike, murine”
- Resembling a mouse.
- Resembling a mouse.
- Resembling a mouse.
“It's a god-awful small affair To the girl with the mousy hair”
- Abounding in or infested with mice.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *múHs Proto-Germanic *mūs Proto-West Germanic *mūs Old English mūs Middle English mous English mouse Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English mousy From mouse + -y (forms diminutives).
- Diminutive of mouse.