Creepmouse

Quick meaning: Creepmouse is an adjective meaning (mildly derogatory) Timid and unassuming in the extreme.

Meaning

(mildly derogatory) Timid and unassuming in the extreme.

More Meanings

1. (mildly derogatory) An extremely timid and unassuming person.

Example Sentences

Don't be such a frightened little creepmouse. I take a deep breath, look at the feet again, and giggle.

A box of manuscripts, buried with Ash by Ellen, his creepmouse widow, is opened; the lovers' final secrets are revealed. Ellen, we find, had never let Ash consummate their marriage.

The knocking was repeated, — a very gentle knocking, which seemed to argue that the devil was in a polite and patient mood. I felt a little creepmouse myself as I heard it, but I got up, and leaving the quaking woman in the parlour, I went and opened the door.

Abe had been enjoying himself, without so much as a thought in his head as to how she was getting on; why shouldn't she have her turn? She was sick of being boring and creepmouse. While the cat was away the mice deserved to play — at least they did if that was how the cat was going to behave.

Word Forms

• creepmice

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mousy, mouselike, creepsome, dreadful, creeptacular, tremulous.

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