mousily

mousily
adverb see mousy

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • mousey — mousily, adv. mousiness, n. /mow see, zee/, adj., mousier, mousiest. mousy. * * * …   Universalium

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  • mousy — or mousey adjective (mousier; est) Date: 1853 of, relating to, or resembling a mouse: as a. quiet, stealthy b. timid, retiring c. grayish brown • mousily adverb • mousiness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • with bated breath — Synonyms and related words: abjectly, anticipatingly, anticipatively, anticipatorily, anxious, apprehensive, apprehensively, aside, bashfully, behind the curtain, behind the scenes, behind the veil, between the teeth, covertly, diffidently,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • mousy — adj. (mousier, mousiest) 1 of or like a mouse. 2 (of a person) shy or timid; ineffectual. 3 = mouse coloured. Derivatives: mousily adv. mousiness n …   Useful english dictionary

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