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What is the adjective for mousy?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb mouse which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

mousy
  1. Resembling a mouse
  2. Quiet, stealthy
  3. Timid
  4. A greyish brown colour.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. timid, timorous, shy, fearful, meek, shrinking, diffident, unassertive, reticent, hesitant, tremulous, withdrawn, unconfident, skittish, bashful, fainthearted, introverted, quiet, scary, unassuming, fearsome, unforthcoming, unobtrusive, plain, introvert, pale, self-effacing, mousey, nervous, apprehensive, retiring, modest, insecure, scared, frightened, afraid, easily frightened, reserved, humble, cowardly, wary, gutless, faint-hearted, demure, cowering, jumpy, sheepish, anxious, uncertain, panicky … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “Melissa was sitting next to a smaller, somewhat mousy looking girl.”
      “I remained there for the entire concert, as if in a spelling bee and waiting for my turn, my mousy long brown hair hiding most of my face.”
      “She had mousy brown hair with gray streaks pulled up into a tight bun, and she wore a pair of small bifocals.”
mouseless
  1. Without mice (the small mammal).
  2. (computing) Without the use of a mouse (input device).
mouselike
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a mouse (rodent); as, a mouselike squeak, mouselike timidity.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. nervous, timid, fearful, jittery, jumpy, nervy, panicky, shrinking, skittish, timorous, mousey, rodentlike, rodent-like … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The child's mouselike curiosity led him to explore every corner of the house, just like a little mouse would.”
      “The girl had mouselike movements as she tiptoed across the room, trying not to make a sound.”
mouseable
  1. (computing) Capable of being navigated, clicked, etc. using a mouse.
mousable
  1. Alternative form of mouseable
mouseproof
  1. Resistant to damage caused by mice.
mousing
  1. Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.
mousey
  1. Alternative spelling of mousy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. tremulous, timorous, timid, fearful, mousy, shy, nervous, shrinking, skittish, fainthearted, apprehensive, diffident, hesitant, afraid, scary, scared, frightened, fearsome, unconfident, jumpy, anxious, jittery, uncertain, bashful, antsy, excited, agitated, easily frightened, cowardly, gutless, cowering, meek, panicky, faint-hearted, yellow, chicken, pusillanimous, wary, wimpish, spineless, sissy, wimpy, unassertive, lacking courage, lily-livered, intimidated, quaking, trembling, weak-kneed, unassured … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “He has straight, mousey blonde hair and a pitted face which suggests he has suffered from acne at some point.”
      “Instead, the mousey British audience just sat there and hoped the problem would resolve itself.”
      “The man was described as white, skinny, 5ft 5in, in his early 30s, with mousey brown receding hair.”
moused
  1. simple past tense and past participle of mouse
  2. Synonyms:
      3. slunk, slinked, sneaked, snuck, stole, stolen, slipped, skulked, slid, slidden, lurked, pussyfooted, snaked, mooched, shirked, creeped, crept, sidled, prowled, tiptoed, padded, edged, glided, glid, moved furtively, sloped, slithered, loitered, stalked, gumshoed, snooped, crawled, passed, flitted, oozed, passed quietly, insinuated oneself, moved secretly, moved stealthily, eased, skittered, coasted, wormed, winded, wriggled, wound, cased, sidestepped, crept around, shuffled … more
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