mousy
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Comer’s portrayal of that defenselessness is devastating: Mousy and short-circuited, the gloss gone from her hair, she looks small in her clothes and alone in the world.
From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2023
In his new book Mousy Cats and Sheepish Coyotes, he explores the science of animal personalities and how it helps balance nature’s necessary tension between individualism and cooperation—and underpins important aspects of evolution.
From National Geographic • Jan. 6, 2018
Mousy Mr. Landon sniffed the smell of cat.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Holly Paine. Oh, I remember her. Mousy little thing. Does she still wear her hair in that awful braid?”
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
Master Mousy here slipped off through an underground passage.
From The Youth of the Great Elector by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
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