A mousy brownish-grey color. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He had once referred to his sister as "mousy," but he hadn't meant it unkindly. From Wordnik.com. [Where There's Smoke]
“Very short, kind of mousy brown hair” is how her high-school drama teacher recalls her. From Wordnik.com. [Perugia's Prime Suspect] Reference
She was kind of mousy looking; not unattractive but not hot and certainly not trying very hard. From Wordnik.com. [drbigbeef Diary Entry] Reference
Paris Hilton wants to date Prince William - when he gets rid of his "mousy" girlfriend. From Wordnik.com. [The Velvet Hot Tub | Freshest Stories] Reference
Paris Hilton wants to get together Prince William - when he gets rid of his "mousy" girlfriend. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrity Photos and News at ExpoSay] Reference
A mousy brown mustache snuck across his upper lip. From Wordnik.com. [When The Bough Breaks]
And yes, there are plenty of mousy guys out there. From Wordnik.com. [Jag Carrao: 5 Lies Women Tell Themselves] Reference
Grizel, thin and mousy and still a schoolgirl - no. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman]
Mr. Magoo glasses, mousy hair, Sears catalog outfits. From Wordnik.com. [Laurie Kilmartin: 23/6 Ladytorial: Humanizing Hillary] Reference
It is naturally a sort of mousy blond, dull light brown. From Wordnik.com. [wench77 Diary Entry] Reference
COLLINS: From mousy schoolgirl to accused identity thief. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 2, 2007] Reference
Harriet breathed, blushing to the roots of her mousy hair. From Wordnik.com. [One Night Of Scandal]
Drusilla was mousy, retiring, and peculiarly severe for her age. From Wordnik.com. [The Perfect Lover]
Ti Sertorius Niger and mousy wifey. ghastly parents; him very rude. From Wordnik.com. [See Delphi and Die]
A 'mousy little woman named Emma is on the other side'of the desk. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Test]
Nobody expects to see a mousy brunette with a sidearm in a casino. From Wordnik.com. [Hunter,Healer[SequeltoTheSociety]]
Lilly adjusted the tight, gray, mousy little bun of a wig she wore. From Wordnik.com. [The Hotel New Hampshire]
He was too mousy, too much like a little rodent, to be of any notice. From Wordnik.com. [Fragment of an Early Novel of the 21st Century] Reference
Janet continued her inventory: mousy brown hair -- no style, blue eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Justice] Reference
'I can't wait to get home,' the daughter said, in a mousy little voice. From Wordnik.com. [The Hotel New Hampshire]
Her skin was rough and her hair was mousy, and she was, in fact, perfect. From Wordnik.com. [7th Heaven]
My sister's hair is silk soft, but thin and mousy brown like our mother's. From Wordnik.com. [Sisters At The Lake] Reference
They're hoping to peddle it to a less mousy studio -- if they can find one. From Wordnik.com. [Miramax's Latest Trip To The 'Dogma' House, On Th] Reference
Tess couldn't believe such a loud sound was coming out of mousy Willa Mott. From Wordnik.com. [Butchers Hill]
But the only picture which came to his mind was that of a small, mousy creature. From Wordnik.com. [David and the Phoenix] Reference
Maybe Icelanders did not appreciate being depicted as "mousy-haired and lumpy.". From Wordnik.com. [Alda Sigmundsdottir: Is Russia Iceland's New Best Friend?] Reference
A very small, mousy-haired boy had been called forward to place the hat on his head. From Wordnik.com. [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]
I had a man waiting for me at home, a man who could see my hotness through the mousy. From Wordnik.com. [Chip's Bar] Reference
He had mousy brown hair parted at the center, and his arms hung loosely at his sides. From Wordnik.com. [Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil]
Astrid was there with her roommate — a mousy little brunette in a clingy turtleneck. From Wordnik.com. [Walking To Gibraltar, Chapter 8: In Which Love Is Declared] Reference
Anything but mousy, Ratinho (a.k.a. Carlos Massa) is the clown prince of circus television. From Wordnik.com. [Scorching The Screen] Reference
He was a slim-built man in his early thirties with mousy brown hair and a timid expression. From Wordnik.com. [At The Spaniard's Convenience]
You know, he ` s kind of a mousy-type person, you know, almost effeminate, almost effeminate. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 1, 2006] Reference
Her hair was a mousy brown, her teeth, owing to an impoverished childhood, not well cared for. From Wordnik.com. [Middlesex]
He has got that mousy little innocent choir boy looking face and he has got a Ph.D. in economics. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 27, 2006] Reference
And, lest it be the same mousy, I hiked the two blocks to a park by the railroad for the release. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
The similarity was reinforced by mousy-brown straight hair, and his quick, almost Jumpy movements. From Wordnik.com. [Rogue Warrior]
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