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Mangy

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Adjective

1. mangey, mangy

having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap

Example Sentences:
'a mangy carpet'
'a mangy old fur coat'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mangy

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adjective -gier or -giest
1. 
having or caused by mange
a mangy dog
2. 
scruffy or shabby
a mangy carpet
3. Irish informal
stingy or miserly
a mangy reward

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Mangy

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈmangier or ˈmangiest
1. 
having, resembling, or caused by mange
2. 
shabby and filthy; sordid; squalid
3. 
mean and low; despicable

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Mangy

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adj. mang·i·er, mang·i·est
1. Affected with, caused by, or resembling mange.
2. Shabby or squalid: a mangy old coat; mangy tenements.
3. Mean; contemptible.

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