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   Mous·y

   /ˈmousē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of or like a mouse: "a mousy smell"
   • ▪ (of hair) of a dull light brown color. Similar lightish brownbrownishbrownish-graydun-coloredcolorlessneutraldrabdulllackluster
   • ▪ (of a person) nervous, shy, or timid; lacking in presence or charisma: "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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   • O

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   • U

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   • S

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   • Y

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