Adjective: mousy (mousier,mousiest) maw-see
- Quiet and timid and ineffectual
"Her mousy demeanour made it hard for her to assert herself";
- mousey
- Infested with mice
"The old barn was mousy, with evidence of rodent activity everywhere";
- mousey
- Of something having a drab pale brown colour resembling a mouse
"a mousy brownish-grey colour"; "mousy hair";
- mousey, mouse-colored [US], mouselike, mouse-coloured [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: mousier, mousiest