See Also: mangy(dictionary)
mangy(dictionary)

mangy (iou)



mangy adjective. Also mangey. E16.
[from MANGE + -Y1.]
Having the mange; of the nature of or caused by the mange. Formerly also, scabby. E16.
E. Blyton A dreadful animal..all sort of mangy and moth-eaten.
Squalid, poverty-stricken, shabby; contemptible. E16.
R. Crompton A mangy fur rug was tied round his arms. J. Raban That would be a mangy compromise unfair..even to George.
mangily adverb E17.
manginess noun LME.