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- Dictionarymousy/ˈmaʊsi/
adjective
- 1. of or like a mouse: "a mousy smell"
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MOUSY definition: 1. Mousy hair is brown and not special or attractive. 2. shy and nervous and having few interesting…. Learn more.
The meaning of MOUSY is of, relating to, or resembling a mouse. How to use mousy in a sentence. of, relating to, or resembling a mouse: such as; quiet, stealthy; timid, retiring…
MOUSY meaning: 1. Mousy hair is brown and not special or attractive. 2. shy and nervous and having few interesting…. Learn more.
Definition of 'mousy' mousy. (maʊsi ) also mousey. Word forms: mousier, mousiest. 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Mousy hair is a dull light brown colour. He was aged between 25 and 30, with a medium build and collar-length mousy hair. Synonyms: brownish, plain, dull, drab More Synonyms of mousy. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
1. (Hairdressing & Grooming) resembling a mouse, esp in having a light brown or greyish hair colour. 2. shy or ineffectual: a mousy little woman. 3. (Zoology) infested with mice. ˈmousily adv. ˈmousiness n.
Mousy definition: resembling or suggesting a mouse, as in color or odor.. See examples of MOUSY used in a sentence.
If you think of mice as shy and boring, you'll understand the sense of the adjective mousy. Whether it's describing a color, like your mousy brown sweater, or a personality, like a timid, mousy classmate, mousy is rarely a compliment.
(usually disapproving) (of people) shy and quiet; without a strong personality. I play a shy, mousy character who is nothing like me. See mousy in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: mousy. Definition of mousy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
MOUSY definition: 1. Mousy hair is light brown. 2. A mousy person is shy and not very interesting.. Learn more.
adjective. mousiest, mousier. Of, characteristic of, or like a mouse, in any of various ways; quiet, timid, drab, etc. Webster's New World. Resembling a mouse, especially: American Heritage. Similar definitions. Full of or infested with mice. Webster's New World.
