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Webster 1913 Edition

mangy

man′gy

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
mangier
;
sup
erl.
mangiest
.]
[F.
mangé
, p. p. of
manger
to eat. See
Manger
.]
1.
Infected with the mange; scabby.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mangy

MANGY

,
Adj.
[from mange.] Scabby; infected with the mange.

Definition 2024

mangy

mangy

English

Adjective

mangy ‎(comparative mangier, superlative mangiest)

  1. Afflicted with mange.
  2. Worn and squalid-looking; bedraggled or decrepit.
    We stayed in a really mangy hotel in New York.

Synonyms

  • (worn and squalid-looking; bedraggled or decrepit): shabby

Translations

Etymology

mange +‎ -y

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mānʹjē, IPA(key): /ˈmeɪndʒi/

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