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mangy
adjective \ˈmān-jē\
of an animal : having a skin disease that causes itching and loss of hair : suffering from mange
: having thin or bare spots
mang·i·ermang·i·est
Full Definition of MANGY
1
: affected with or resulting from mange
2
— man·gi·ness \-jē-nəs\ noun
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First Known Use of MANGY
1515
Related to MANGY
- Synonyms
- beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels), dumpy, grungy, shabby, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, sleazy, tacky, tatterdemalion, tatty, threadbare, timeworn, tumbledown
Rhymes with MANGY
MANGY Defined for Kids
mangy
adjective \ˈmān-jē\
mang·i·ermang·i·est
Definition of MANGY for Kids
1
: affected with mange <a mangy dog>
Medical Dictionary
mangy
adjective man·gy \ˈmān-jē\
man·gi·erman·gi·est
Medical Definition of MANGY
1
: infected with mange <a mangy dog>
2
: relating to, characteristic of, or resulting from mange <a mangy appearance> <a mangy itch>
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