mangy

[ meyn-jee ]

/ ˈmeɪn dʒi /

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adjective, man·gi·er, man·gi·est.

having, caused by, or like the mange.

contemptible; mean: a mangy trick.

squalid; shabby: a mangy little suburb.

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Sometimes man·gey .

Origin of mangy

First recorded in 1520–30; mange + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM mangy

man·gi·ly, adverbman·gi·ness, noun

Words nearby mangy

mangrove Jack, mangrove snapper, mangrove swamp, Mangrum, mangulate, mangy, manhandle, Manhattan, Manhattan Beach, Manhattan clam chowder, Manhattan District

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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 Post
With 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 Wills
They are the old mangy bears that bother tourists, Jesse James bears, that they want to get rid of.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
It 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 Thackeray

But 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

mangy

mangey

/ (ˈmeɪndʒɪ) /

adjective -gier or -giest

having or caused by mangea mangy dog

scruffy or shabbya mangy carpet

Irish informal stingy or miserlya mangy reward

Derived forms of mangy

mangily, adverbmanginess, noun

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mangy

Origin of mangy

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British Dictionary definitions for mangy

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