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adj
Timid and unassuming in the extreme.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, mildly
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noun
An extremely timid and unassuming person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, mildly
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History
From creep + mouse, from a likening of a person's character and/or behaviour to that of a small, timorous, and often unseen rodent.
