What does mangy mean?
Definitions for mangy
ˈmeɪn dʒimangy
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Princeton's WordNet
mangy, mangeyadjective
having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap
"a mangy carpet"; "a mangy old fur coat"
GCIDE
mangyadjective
Shabby; worn-out; seedy; run-down; squalid; as, a mangy old coat; a mangy tavern.
Wiktionary
mangyadjective
Afflicted with mange.
mangyadjective
Worn and squalid-looking; bedraggled or decrepit.
We stayed in a really mangy hotel in New York.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Mangyadjective
Infected with the mange; scabby.
Etymology: from mange.
Away, thou issue of a mangy dog!
I swoon to see thee. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.
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mangy
Mangy is an adjective primarily used to describe an animal, typically a domesticated one like a dog or cat, that is suffering from mange - a skin disease caused by parasitic mites. The disease typically results in severe itching, hair loss, and scab formation. Therefore, anything described as 'mangy' often looks scruffy, unhealthy or in poor condition. It can also refer to anything ratty or shabby in appearance or condition.
Webster Dictionary
Mangy
infected with the mange; scabby
Etymology: [F. mang, p. p. of manger to eat. See Manger.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Mangy
mānj′i, adj. scabby.—n. Mang′iness. [Anglicised form of Fr. mangé, eaten, pa.p. of manger, to eat—L. manducāre, to chew.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mangy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mangy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of mangy in a Sentence
A book is like a man -- clever and dull, brave and cowardly, beautiful and ugly. For every flowering thought there will be a page like a wet and mangy mongrel, and for every looping flight a tap on the wing and a reminder that wax cannot hold the feathers firm too near the sun.
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- أجربArabic
- prašivýCzech
- krätzig, räudig, schäbigGerman
- sarnosoSpanish
- galeuxFrench
- sarnentoPortuguese
- чесоточный, убогий, запущенныйRussian
- шугав, šugavSerbo-Croatian
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