mousy

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/ˈmaʊsi/

adjective

Resembling a mouse.

“Near-synonyms: mouselike, murine”

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mouselikemurinemousekinmouseletmouselingmouseytimidmouse-colored
OriginEnglish mouse ← Middle English mous ← Old English mūs →
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Meanings

mousy1

adjectivemousy (comparative mousier, superlative mousiest)

comparative mousier · superlative mousiest · alternative mousey

  1. Resembling a mouse.

    Near-synonyms: mouselike, murine

    Synonyms: mouselike, murine

    1. Quiet; stealthy.

      Synonyms: mouselike, murine

    2. Timid.

      Synonyms: mouselike, murine

    3. Of a greyish-brown colour.

      It's a god-awful small affair To the girl with the mousy hair

      1971, “Life on Mars?”, performed by David Bowie

      Synonyms: mouselike, murine

  2. Abounding in or infested with mice.

mousy2

nounmousy (plural mousies)

plural mousies · alternative mousey · alternative mousie

  1. childishdiminutiveDiminutive of mouse.

    Synonyms: mousekin, mouselet, mouseling

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling a mouse.

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mouselikemurine

adjectiveQuiet; stealthy.

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mouselikemurine

adjectiveTimid.

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mouselikemurine

adjectiveOf a greyish-brown colour.

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mouselikemurine

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivequiet and timid and ineffectual

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mouseytimid

adjectiveinfested with mice

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mousey

adjectiveof something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse

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mouseymouse-coloredmouselikechromatic
Also see
covertmouse-coloredmousekinmouseletmouselikemouselingmousy brownmuscineshy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

mousy · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*múHs
  2. Proto-Germanic*mūs
  3. Proto-West Germanic*mūs
  4. Old Englishmūs
  5. Middle Englishmous
  6. Englishmouse
  7. Englishmousy

From mouse + -y (forms adjectives from nouns).

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mousy · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*múHs
  2. Proto-Germanic*mūs
  3. Proto-West Germanic*mūs
  4. Old Englishmūs
  5. Middle Englishmous
  6. Englishmouse
  7. Englishmousy

From mouse + -y (forms diminutives).

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Translations

Bulgarian ми́ши
  • ми́ши (míši)resembling a mouse
Czech myší
  • myšíresembling a mouse
German mausgrau
  • mausgrauresembling a mouse
Polish mysi
  • mysiresembling a mouse
Russian мыши́ный
  • мыши́ный (myšínyj)resembling a mouse
Slovak myšací
  • myšacíresembling a mouse
Ukrainian ми́шачий
  • ми́шачий (mýšačyj)resembling a mouse

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mousy

grousy
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APA

mousy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mousy

MLA

“mousy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mousy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mousy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mousy.

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