adjective
or mousey ˈmau̇sē, -au̇zē, -i
( mous·i·er ; mous·i·est )
1.
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of a mouse
mousy color
mousy smell
b. : infested with or smelling of mice
mousy cellar
2.
a. : lacking in boldness or definition : colorless , timid
a mousy , respectable novel — New Yorker
the mousy , competent little countryman — W.A.White
b. : making no noise : quiet , stealthy
slipped out in the mousy way … she so disliked — Cosmopolitan
c. : mouse-colored
little girls with mousy pigtails — Winifred Bambrick