ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Mousingly

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Mousingly is an adverb meaning (archaic) In a prying or meddlesome manner.

Meaning

(archaic) In a prying or meddlesome manner.

Example Sentences

Those who mousingly, or audaciously seek for places of public trust and power, are never worthy of them.
[…] being intent mousingly on getting every last little cheesy crumb of detail, and peacefully unaware of deep, rich stores concealed in her own family.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include meddlesomely, mousily, pryingly, meddlingly, mussily, mopishly.

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