Mousey
/ˈmaʊzi/noun
Having the qualities of a mouse; timid, shy, or drab in appearance.
Did you know?Mousey is built from the ancient animal name *mūs*, the same root behind a whole family of words for mice and mouse-like things across Germanic languages.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*mūs-
“mouse”
Old English
OE
mūs
“mouse”
Middle English
ME
mousy
“mouse-colored; resembling a mouse”
Modern English
English
mousey
“resembling a mouse; timid or inconspicuous”