Definition of MOUSY

mousy

Meanings

Plural: mousies

Adjective Satellite

  • quiet and timid and ineffectual
  • of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse
    • "a mousy brownish-grey color"
    • "mousy hair"

Adjective

  • infested with mice

Adj

  • Resembling a mouse.
  • Quiet; stealthy.
  • Resembling a mouse.
  • Timid.
  • Resembling a mouse.
  • Of a greyish-brown colour.
  • Resembling a mouse.
  • Abounding in or infested with mice.

Noun

  • Diminutive of mouse.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

mouse-colored, mousekin, mouselet, mouselike, mouseling, mousey

Scrabble Score: 10

mousy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
mousy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mousy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

mousy is a valid Words With Friends word