Meaning & use
mousy
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Quiet, timid, and lacking in confidence, or, of hair, a dull grayish-brown color.
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She seemed mousy at first, but she spoke up confidently once she knew the group.
His mousy brown hair had barely changed color since childhood.
A note on using this word
The word draws its imagery directly from the small, unassuming mouse, applying equally to a person's timid manner and to a drab hair color.
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