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   mousy

   /ˈmaʊsi/

   adjective

   • 1. of or like a mouse: "a mousy smell"
   • ▪ (of hair) of a dull light brown colour. Similar lightish brownbrownishbrownish-greydun-colouredcolourlessneutraldrabdulllacklustre
   • ▪ (of a person) shy, timid, and quiet: "his mousy sister had become a dynamic journalist" Similar timidquietmeekfearfultimorousshyself-effacingdiffidentineffectualunassertiveunconfidentunforthcomingreticentshrinkinghesitantwithdrawnintrovertedintrovertunobtrusiveOpposite boldbrazenferocious

   Derivatives

   • 1. mousily adverb
   • 2. mousiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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