Mousy

Pronunciation: /ˈmaʊzi/

Definitions of mousy

adjective describing someone or something as timid, shy, or quiet, like a mouse

Example Sentences

A1 She has a mousy brown hair.

A2 The mousy girl was shy and quiet in class.

B1 The mousy librarian wore glasses and kept to herself.

B2 Despite her mousy appearance, she was actually quite assertive in meetings.

C1 Her mousy demeanor belied her strong leadership skills.

C2 The mousy professor surprised everyone with her groundbreaking research.

Examples of mousy in a Sentence

formal The librarian had a mousy appearance with her glasses and tightly pulled back hair.

informal She always wore mousy colors like beige and gray.

slang He's a bit mousy, always avoiding confrontation.

figurative Her mousy personality didn't stand out in a crowd.

Grammatical Forms of mousy

• past tense: mousied
• plural: mousies
• comparative: more mousy
• superlative: most mousy
• present tense: mousies
• future tense: will be mousy
• perfect tense: have been mousy
• continuous tense: is being mousy
• singular: mousy
• positive degree: mousy
• infinitive: to be mousy
• gerund: being mousy
• participle: mousying

Origin and Evolution of mousy

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'mousy' is derived from the Old English word 'musig', meaning 'pertaining to mice'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'mousy' evolved from simply describing something related to mice to also describing a person or thing that is timid, shy, or unassertive.