mangy
having, caused by, or like the mange.
contemptible; mean: a mangy trick.
Origin of mangy
1- Sometimes man·gey .
Other words from mangy
- man·gi·ly, adverb
- man·gi·ness, noun
Words Nearby mangy
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How to use mangy in a sentence
The boat docked, and here they came, loping out of the trees to cluster at the water’s edge, all mangy fur and narrowed eyes.
People have abandoned hundreds of cats on a deserted Brazilian island. Officials aren’t sure how to save them. | Terrence McCoy | June 4, 2021 | Washington PostWith horror she had heard her brother addressed by a disreputable costermonger in a mangy fur cap, as "Old pal."
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThey are the old mangy bears that bother tourists, Jesse James bears, that they want to get rid of.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyIt was on the way to the Sally mangy that this brangling had begun, and it ended jest as they were seating themselves.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush | William Makepeace ThackerayBut if they are careful, no harm comes from nursing a mangy dog, and I have never known of any one taking the disease.
Beautiful Joe | Marshall Saunders
The belligerent whine was enough to renew the identity of the mangy little larrikin whose couch on the sand he had shared.
Where the Pavement Ends | John Russell
British Dictionary definitions for mangy
mangey
/ (ˈmeɪndʒɪ) /
having or caused by mange: a mangy dog
scruffy or shabby: a mangy carpet
Irish informal stingy or miserly: a mangy reward
Derived forms of mangy
- mangily, adverb
- manginess, noun
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