English Explanatory Dictionary

mangy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Afflicted, or looking as if afflicted, with mange.
  2. Worn and squalid-looking; bedraggled or decrepit.
  3. Contemptible, despicable, low.

Pronunciation

mānʹjē /ˈmeɪn.d͡ʒi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mangy.wav

Word forms

mangy mangier mangiest mangey

Etymology

From mange + -y.

Synonyms

decrepit scruffy shabby

Derived words

mangily manginess
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