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- [mou-see, -zee]
- /ˈmaʊ si, -zi/
- /ˈmaʊ.si/
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- [mou-see, -zee]
- /ˈmaʊ si, -zi/
Definitions of mousy word
- adjective mousy resembling or suggesting a mouse, as in color or odor. 1
- adjective mousy drab and colorless. 1
- adjective mousy meek; timid: A drill sergeant can't be mousy! 1
- adjective mousy quiet; noiseless: a mousy tread. 1
- adjective mousy infested with mice. 1
- noun mousy Of or like a mouse. 1
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Origin of mousy
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15; mouse + -y1
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Parts of speech for Mousy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mousy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
mousy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mousy
adj mousy
- bashful — Someone who is bashful is shy and easily embarrassed.
- colorless — Something that is colorless has no color at all.
- diffident — lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- indeterminate — not determinate; not precisely fixed in extent; indefinite; uncertain.
adjective mousy
- colourless — Something that is colourless has no colour at all.
Antonyms for mousy
adj mousy
adjective mousy
- extroverted — Possessing the characteristic property of an extrovert. Outgoing, comfortable in social interactions.
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