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Words with a similar base: mousy

'mousy'

[mousy.s.01] as in: quiet and timid and ineffectual

'mousy'

[mousy.a.02] as in: infested with mice

'mousy'

[mousy.s.02] as in: of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse

Examples:
a mousy brownish-grey color
mousy hair
mouse-colored hair

Origins

					mousy (English)
├── -y (English)
│   └── -y (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── mouse (English)
    └── mous (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── mus (Old English (ca. 450-1100))