how to pronounce mousy

/ˈmaʊ.si/

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mousy is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of mousy in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… uh mousy brown hair um …”

meaning of mousy

Mousy means timid, shy, and unassertive.

mousy frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word mousy occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.