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adj. - Infested with rodents adj. - Quiet and timid and ineffectual; Of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a rodent.

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  • A mousy brownish-grey color
  • He had once referred to his sister as "mousy," but he hadn't meant it unkindly.
  • “Very short, kind of mousy brown hair” is how her high-school drama teacher recalls her.
  • She was kind of mousy looking; not unattractive but not hot and certainly not trying very hard.
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