mangy
Americanadjective
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having, caused by, or like the mange.
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a mangy trick.
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a mangy little suburb.
adjective
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having or caused by mange
a mangy dog
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scruffy or shabby
a mangy carpet
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informal stingy or miserly
a mangy reward
Other Word Forms
- mangily adverb
- manginess noun
Etymology
Origin of mangy
Example Sentences
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I wrinkle my nose at a mangy dog trotting down the street.
From Literature
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
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