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mangy

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mang·y  (mnj)
adj. mang·i·er, mang·i·est
1. Affected with, caused by, or resembling mange.
2. Having many worn spots; shabby: a mangy old fur coat.
3. Rundown and filthy; squalid: mangy tenements.
4. Mean; contemptible.

mangi·ly adv.
mangi·ness n.

mangy, mangey [ˈmeɪndʒɪ]
adj -gier, -giest
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) having or caused by mange a mangy dog
2. scruffy or shabby a mangy carpet
3. Irish informal stingy or miserly a mangy reward
mangily  adv
manginess  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.mangy - having many worn or threadbare spots in the napmangy - having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap; "a mangy carpet"; "a mangy old fur coat"
worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"

mangy
adjective scruffy, mean, dirty, shabby, seedy, shoddy, squalid, grungy (slang, chiefly U.S.), moth-eaten, scabby (informal), scuzzy (slang, chiefly U.S.), skanky (slang) mangy old dogs
clean, splendid, fine, attractive, superb, tidy, well-dressed, spotless, well-kept, de luxe, well-kempt
Translations
mangy [ˈmeɪndʒɪ] ADJ (mangier (compar) (mangiest (superl))) → roñoso, sarnoso
mangy [ˈmeɪndʒi] adj [dog] → galeux/euse
mangy
adj (+er) dogräudig; carpetschäbig; hotelschäbig, heruntergekommen
mangy [ˈmeɪndʒɪ] adjrognoso/a


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Sniffing at his dead feet whined a mangy native cur.
His hair was mangy, standing out in isolated patches of wispy grey.
When I had more control I did what I could: sold off the two and a half animals, and the mangy pony, and the superannuated tools; pulled down the outhouses; drained; thinned out I don't know how many guelder-roses and elder-trees; and inside the house I turned the old kitchen into a hall, and made a kitchen behind where the dairy was.
 
 
 
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