mangy Definition
mangy (mān′jē)
adjective -·gier, -·gi·est
- having, resembling, or caused by mange
- shabby and filthy; sordid; squalid
- mean and low; despicable
mangy Related Forms
man′·gily adverb
man′·gi·ness noun
mangy Synonyms
mangy
modif.
mangy Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- dog: The second coming of Christ will cast you outside with the mangy dogs.
- cat: The next time some mangy stray cat got stuck in a black hole at school I would send Pollyanna in after it!
- mutt: Luckily there was this wierd looking pensioner standing next to me with a couple of mangy mutts on a bit of rope.
- gazelle: The bloated mangy sky-blue gazelle sadly turned its nose up at the fresh new pork chop.
- thing: Have they committed a crime, these mangy things?
Modifying Another Word
rather: Population: three rather mangy cows, a dachshund named Colin, and a small hen in its late forties.
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