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mangey
[ meyn-jee ]
/ ˈmeɪn dʒi /
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adjective, man·gi·er, man·gi·est.
a less common variant of mangy.
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Words nearby mangey
mangeao, mangel-wurzel, mangemange, manger, mangetout, mangey, mangia-cake, mangle, mango, Mangoky, mangold-wurzel
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How to use mangey in a sentence
(To the porter) Thou mangey dromedary, the gods shall punish thee for this envious wickedness.
Caesar and Cleopatra|George Bernard ShawOf course, the mangey creature—ceasing the while from its perennial self-scratching—will hoot something derogatory.
Pickwickian Studies|Percy FitzgeraldIt was one of those little one-ring affairs, you know, with a mangey camel, and a moth-eaten lion and a troop of trained dogs.
Quarter-Back Bates|Ralph Henry Barbour
British Dictionary definitions for mangey
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