mousy

mousy
adjective
1) ((of hair) dull brown in colour.) kommunefarget
2) (timid; uninteresting: a mousy little woman.) forskremt, grå og kjedelig
I
subst. \/ˈmaʊsɪ\/
(barnespråk) liten mus
II
adj. \/ˈmaʊsɪ\/
1) museaktig, forskremt, sky
2) musegrått
3) grå, kjedelig, trist
4) full av mus, som kryr av mus
5) rolig, stille (som en mus)
6) som lukter av mus
mousy hair kjedelig hår, fargeløst hår, musegrått hår

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