mousy
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4.8
- adjective
- /ˈmaʊsi/
:
marrón apagado
- So my natural hair color is probably more this darker brown, like it is definitely like a mousy brown.
- mousy brown
- mousy hair
So my natural hair color is probably more this darker brown, like it is definitely like a mousy brown.
- So my natural hair color is probably more this darker brown, like it is definitely like a mousy brown.
Examples
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Mindy's yellow hair fascinated me in a way that Kathy's and Karen's mousy brown hair had not.
Fiction book (1994) -
Her hair was a dull, mousy brown that blended in with the autumn leaves.
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Mousy brown was what everyone in the kingdom called it.
Fiction book (2000) -
Sarah tucks a piece of her mousy brown hair behind her ear, and there it is - The Rock.
Fiction book (2001) -
The hair was mousy brown, too thin and straight, greasy after half a day, no matter what.
Fiction book (2001) -
Her hair color is sort of mousy here, and the muted tones of the dress don't seem to be doing anything.
Blog text (25) -
Blond is out, mousy brown is in," Henrietta said bravely, though she was feeling far from brave.
Fiction book (2000) -
Pushing strands of graying, mousy hair back from my face, I wonder what exactly it is that I do that gets on their nerves.
Fiction book (1998) -
You'll be moving again soon, honey, so it doesn't really matter if you miss school," he said, and mussed her mousy-brown hair.
Fiction book (1995) -
I remember seeing you and thinking, "sure, she's got mousy brown hair and a snaggle tooth and an oily forehead.
Synonyms
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1.3
A light brown colour with a little grey or yellow
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5.3
A dull grey or light brownish green color often used for uniforms
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2.0
A brown color mixed with gray
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6.9
A dull greyish-brown color like the fur of some horses
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2.7
A gray color with a little brown in it
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6.8
Of a dull brown-grey color
A dull pale brown or grey colour like mouse fur
A dull pale brownish grey color like a mouse's fur
A brown color that has some grey in it
A light dull brown that looks slightly gray
A grey color with a little brown in it
A dull brown and gray color like dry earth
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mousy comes from the animal mouse, whose fur is a dull brown or grey. So we call a dull, brownish-grey hair or cloth 'mousy' because it looks like mouse fur.