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mousy.

Resembling a mouse.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmaʊsi/

  1. Resembling a mouse.

  2. Resembling a mouse. Quiet; stealthy.

  3. Resembling a mouse. Timid.

  4. Resembling a mouse. Of a greyish-brown colour.

  5. Abounding in or infested with mice.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *múHs Proto-Germanic *mūs Proto-West Germanic *mūs Old English mūs Middle English mous English mouse Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English mousy From mouse + -y (forms adjectives from nouns).

noun/ˈmaʊsi/

  1. Diminutive of mouse.

    childish · diminutive · form-of
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *múHs Proto-Germanic *mūs Proto-West Germanic *mūs Old English mūs Middle English mous English mouse Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English mousy From mouse + -y (forms diminutives).

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