mousy

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

Resembling a mouse in color, timidity, or smallness.
infested with mice

Adj

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

Noun

Diminutive of mouse.

Examples

Despite his mousy appearance, he was an aggressive player, always seeking high-scoring words.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 11

mousy: valid Words With Friends Word