Apprehensive
Apprehensive adjective - Having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind.
Mousy and apprehensive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mousy" instead an adjective "Apprehensive".
Mousy
Mousy adjective - Easily frightened.
Usage example: a mousy little girl who hid behind her mother the entire time we were there
Apprehensive and mousy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apprehensive" instead an adjective "Mousy".
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Mousy or Apprehensive. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/apprehensive/mousy.
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