Mousey (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Quiet and timid and ineffectual.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The mousey little accountant was often overlooked in meetings and struggled to assert himself.
- She was a mousey introvert who preferred to keep to herself and avoid confrontations.
- His mousey demeanor made it difficult for him to connect with his more outgoing colleagues.
- The mousey new teacher was intimidated by the rowdy students and struggled to maintain order in the classroom.
- The actress played a mousey character who blossomed into a confident and outspoken person as the story progressed.
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Meaning 2
Infested with mice.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
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Meaning 3
Of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse; "a mousy brownish-grey color"; "mousy hair"; "mouse-colored hair".
Classification
All adjective clusters.