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mousy

mousy

7.9
Full of mice in a house or room
  • adjective
  • /ˈmaʊsi/
translation icon : infestado de ratones

Examples

  • More mousy rustlings.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The abandoned house was filled with mousy creatures scurrying in the corners.

  • After months of neglect, the attic had become mousy, with droppings scattered everywhere.

  • The restaurant had a mousy atmosphere, with shadows lurking in the dimly lit corners.

Synonyms

mousey
vsmousy
8.0

A place that has many mice

is identical in meaning but uses a different spelling

Surface Forms

mousy positive

Morphology

mousy = mouse (transparent) = mouse + y

The adjective is a straightforward adjectival derivation from 'mouse' meaning 'full of or characterized by mice', which learners can infer from the noun.

Etymology

Mousy comes from the animal mouse, and originally meant 'full of mice'. So a 'mousy' place is one where mice live or have taken over.