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mangy

Sometimes man·gey

[meyn-jee]

adjective

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

  2. contemptible; mean.

    a mangy trick.

  3. squalid; shabby.

    a mangy little suburb.



mangy

/ 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • manginess noun
  • mangily adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mangy1

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

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

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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.

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

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

The two people getting out of it didn’t resemble Bonnie and Clyde one bit: they were a middle-aged man with a potbelly and a young girl carrying a mangy cat.

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