mangy

American  

[meyn-jee] / ˈmeɪn dʒi /

Sometimes mangey

adjective

mangier, mangiest

1. having, caused by, or like the mange.

2. contemptible; mean.

   a mangy trick.

3. squalid; shabby.

   a mangy little suburb.

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mangy British  

/ ˈmeɪndʒɪ /

adjective

1. having or caused by mange

   a mangy dog

2. scruffy or shabby

   a mangy carpet

3. informal stingy or miserly

   a mangy reward

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Other Word Forms

• mangily adverb
• manginess noun

Etymology

Origin of mangy

First recorded in 1520–30; mange + -y ¹

Example Sentences

It might seem like a shelter from the storm, but it really was another asylum packed with a bunch of mangy orphans ready to filch my last possessions while I slept.

From Literature

Besides, treating topical humor in the same way that a toothless, mangy mutt gums a dumpster bone is not the same as maintaining neutrality.

From Salon

He detonates narrative warfare wherever he goes, so it’s difficult to decipher what is planted to create spectacle to feed the mangy cult and what is a true trash fire of a human.

From Salon

In front of us was a derelict baseball diamond and mangy grass fields.

From Los Angeles Times

The women wear black slips, combat boots and mangy fur coats; the men, gray suits and conservatively wide ties.

From New York Times