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mousy
or mous·ey
[ mou-see, -zee ]
/ ˈmaʊ si, -zi /
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adjective, mous·i·er, mous·i·est.
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OTHER WORDS FROM mousy
mous·i·ly, adverbmous·i·ness, nounWords nearby mousy
mousseline sauce, Moussorgsky, moustache, moustache cup, Mousterian, mousy, MOUT, mouth, mouthbreeder, mouthbrooder, mouthed
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British Dictionary definitions for mousy
mousy
mousey
/ (ˈmaʊsɪ) /
adjective mousier or mousiest
resembling a mouse, esp in having a light brown or greyish hair colour
shy or ineffectuala mousy little woman
infested with mice
Derived forms of mousy
mousily, adverbmousiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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