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or mousey
as in timid
easily frightened
a mousy little girl who hid behind her mother the entire time we were there
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Recent Examples of mousy
So she was given dark clothes, mousy hair and dark circles under her eyes.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
Here, fictional protagonist Mercedes (Elisa Zulueta), a mousy working mother and a secretary to a senior judge in 1950s Santiago, embarks on some nosy private investigation as the court is consumed with a high-profile murder trial.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
The mouse haircut follows the same sort of mood as the mousy blonde hair shade that’s also taking off this season.
—Elle Turner, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
Clarke defines mousy blonde as a flatter take on the blonde.
—Elle Turner, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
Here, fictional protagonist Mercedes (Elisa Zulueta), a mousy working mother and a secretary to a senior judge in 1950s Santiago, embarks on some nosy private investigation as the court is consumed with a high-profile murder trial.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
The mouse haircut follows the same sort of mood as the mousy blonde hair shade that’s also taking off this season.
—Elle Turner, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
Clarke defines mousy blonde as a flatter take on the blonde.
—Elle Turner, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for mousy
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“Mousy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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