mousy
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Bud signs up for church wellness counseling and immediately falls in love with his mousy group leader.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
Eisenberg’s mousy David is as well-acted as Culkin’s crank.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025
She becomes an object of fascination for Thomasin McKenzie’s mousy Eileen when she glides into the dreary juvenile detention center where they both work one winter, in Massachusetts 1964.
From Seattle Times • May 5, 2024
These microbes are known to contaminate white wine, causing spoilage and unpleasant odors, including nail polish remover, geranium and "mousy" odors.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024
She had curling, mousy brown hair and a pale face with two spots of color high on each cheek.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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