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View usage for: (meɪndʒi) Word forms: comparative mangier, superlative mangiestadjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]A mangy animal looks dirty, uncared for or ill. ...mangy old dogs. Synonyms: scruffy, mean, dirty, shabby More Synonyms of mangy or mangey (ˈmeɪndʒɪ) adjectiveWord forms: -gier or -giest1. having or caused by mange a mangy dog 2. scruffy or shabby a mangy carpet 3. Irish informal stingy or miserly a mangy reward Derived forms mangily (ˈmangily) adverb manginess (ˈmanginess) noun mangy in American English (ˈmeɪndʒi) adjectiveWord forms: ˈmangier or ˈmangiest1. having, resembling, or caused by mange 2. shabby and filthy; sordid; squalid 3. mean and low; despicable Derived forms mangily (ˈmangily) adverb manginess (ˈmanginess) noun Examples of 'mangy' in a sentencemangy But it seems there are still a few thousand diehards who need their fix of lethargic penguin and mangy giraffe.A lawn had grass that had grown long in patches and browned off in the dry season -- lions in a small circus have that same mangy look.The back of the hotel bordered on an empty space occupied only by weeds and mangy dogs. Definition scruffy or shabby mangy old dogs Synonyms shoddy grungy (slang, mainly US) scabby (informal) scuzzy (slang, mainly US) skanky (slang) Opposites clean , splendid , fine , attractive , superb , tidy , well-dressed , spotless , well-kept , de luxe , well-kempt Additional synonymsDefinition covered or marked with dirt The woman had matted hair and dirty fingernails. Synonyms filthy, soiled, grubby, nasty, foul, muddy, polluted, messy, sullied, grimy, unclean, mucky, grotty (slang), grungy (slang), scuzzy (slang), begrimed, skanky (slang), festy (Australian, slang) Definition shabby and poor He was raised in the mean streets of the central market district. Synonyms shabby, poor, miserable, rundown, beggarly, seedy, scruffy, sordid, paltry, squalid, tawdry, low-rent (informal), contemptible, wretched, down-at-heel, grungy (slang), scuzzy (slang, US) Definition decayed or scruffy a moth-eaten leopardskin jacket Synonyms decayed, ragged, shabby, worn-out, seedy, dilapidated, tattered, threadbare, decrepit, grungy (slang, US, Canadian), outworn, scuzzy (slang, US) - manfully
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Additional synonymsDefinition shabby in appearance a seedy hotel Synonyms shabby, rundown, scruffy, old, worn, faded, decaying, grubby, dilapidated, tatty (British), unkempt, grotty (slang), crummy (slang), down at heel, slovenly, mangy, manky (Scottish, dialect), scungy (Australian, New Zealand) Definition wearing worn and dirty clothes His clothes were old and shabby. Synonyms tatty (British), worn, ragged, scruffy, faded, frayed, worn-out, tattered, threadbare, down at heel, the worse for wear, having seen better days Definition dirty, untidy, and in bad condition The migrants have been living in squalid conditions. Synonyms dirty, filthy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, low, nasty, foul, disgusting, rundown, decayed, repulsive, poverty-stricken, unclean, fetid, slovenly, skanky (slang), slummy, yucky or yukky (slang), yucko (Australian, slang), festy (Australian, slang) |