mangy

[ meyn-jee ]
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adjective,man·gi·er, man·gi·est.
  1. having, caused by, or like the mange.

  2. contemptible; mean: a mangy trick.

  1. squalid; shabby: a mangy little suburb.

Origin of mangy

1
First recorded in 1520–30; mange + -y1
  • Sometimes man·gey .

Other words from mangy

  • man·gi·ly, adverb
  • man·gi·ness, noun

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How to use mangy in a sentence

  • Oil of turpentine will likewise do so; but if there be any manginess, or the skin be broken, it will give the animal much pain.

  • They brought rather strong odors of smoke and greasy manginess; but more good-natured faces I never saw.

    Left on Labrador | Charles Asbury Stephens

British Dictionary definitions for mangy

mangy

mangey

/ (ˈmeɪndʒɪ) /


adjective-gier or -giest
  1. having or caused by mange: a mangy dog

  2. scruffy or shabby: a mangy carpet

  1. Irish informal stingy or miserly: a mangy reward

Derived forms of mangy

  • mangily, adverb
  • manginess, noun

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