mangey
Americanadjective
adjective
Example Sentences
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And, draped in his colorful military cape and now somewhat mangey, lion's mane crown, the shamanic G�tatch�w M�kurya would catch the eye in any age, a Sun Ra for the Horn of Africa and beyond.
From Time Magazine Archive
From the miserable mangey appearance of this animal I conjectured that it had belonged to the natives who were probably skulking about us, and who are very much attached to their dogs.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 by Mitchell, Thomas
Well, we had six or seven mangey harriers and beagles belonging to the house, I'll allow, and had had them for years, and that the Doctor put them down.
From Tom Brown's School Day's by Hughes, Thomas
The chairs were piled with soft blue chiffons, dainty white under-garments, and plumed hats and mangey furs.
From Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman by Sharp, Annabel
You probably been currying that mangey old horse of yours before you went to milking," Hetty snorted, "and tasted his cancerous old hide on your fingers.
From Make Mine Homogenized by Freas, Kelly
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