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語源 1

From mouse +‎ -y (forms adjectives from nouns).

別の表記

• mousey

形容詞

mousy (comparative mousier, superlative mousiest)

1. Resembling a mouse.

   Near-synonyms: mouselike, murine

   1. Quiet; stealthy.
   2. Timid.
   3. Of a greyish-brown colour.
      • 1971, “Life on Mars?”, performed by David Bowie:

        It's a god-awful small affair
        To the girl with the mousy hair

      mousy:  

2. Abounding in or infested with mice.

派生語

語源 2

From mouse +‎ -y (forms diminutives).

別の表記

• mousey, mousie

名詞

mousy (plural mousies)

1. (childish) diminutive of mouse.

   Synonyms: mousekin, mouselet, mouseling

参考

• mousie