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Definitions for mousy
ˈmaʊ si, -zimousy

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word mousy.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. mousy, mouseyadjective

    quiet and timid and ineffectual

  2. mousy, mouseyadjective

    infested with mice

  3. mousy, mousey, mouse-colored, mouselikeadjective

    of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse

    "a mousy brownish-grey color"; "mousy hair"; "mouse-colored hair"

Wiktionary

  1. mousyadjective

    Resembling a mouse

  2. mousyadjective

    Quiet, stealthy

  3. mousyadjective

    Timid

  4. mousyadjective

    A greyish brown colour.

    It's a god-awful small affair to the girl with the mousy hair David Bowie - Life on Mars? (1971)

ChatGPT

  1. mousy

    Mousy is an adjective typically used to describe someone or something that is quiet, timid or unassertive. It may also potentially refer to a color, often dull, grey-brown or light brown, similar to the fur color of a mouse.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mousyadjective

    infested with mice; smelling of mice

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mousy in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mousy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of mousy in a Sentence

  1. Matt Doucette:

    The best salesperson usually isn't the one peacocking, it's the mousy person in the corner who is sharp and asks the right questions, but if that person interviewed at face value, they never would have been hired.

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