mousy
English
Alternative forms
- mousey
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaʊsi/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -aʊsi
Etymology 1
From mouse + -y (forms adjectives from nouns).
Adjective
mousy (comparative mousier, superlative mousiest)
- Resembling a mouse.
- Quiet; stealthy.
- Timid.
- Of a greyish-brown colour.
- 1971, “Life on Mars?”, performed by David Bowie:
- It's a god-awful small affair
To the girl with the mousy hair
- mousy:
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- Abounding in or infested with mice.
Translations
resembling a mouse
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Etymology 2
From mouse + -y (forms diminutives).
Noun
mousy (plural mousies)
- (childish) Diminutive of mouse.
Translations
(diminutive or childish) mouse — see mousekin
baby mouse — see mousekin
See also
- mousie