Meaning & use
Mousey
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Quiet, timid, and unassuming, often used to describe a person's shy manner or a dull brownish-gray hair color.
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He was mousey in meetings, rarely speaking unless directly asked a question.
She dyed her mousey brown hair a bright auburn for the summer.
A note on using this word
'Mousey' is a common variant spelling of 'mousy'; both forms are widely accepted in English dictionaries.
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