mangyadjective
uk/ˈmeɪn.dʒi/us/ˈmeɪn.dʒi/mangy adjective (ANIMAL)
suffering from mange:
a thin, mangy dog
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Zoology: veterinary medicine
- alter
- anthrax
- BSE
- cattery
- collar
- delouse
- destroy
- distemper
- foot-and-mouth
- froth
- geld
- hoof-and-mouth
- leptospirosis
- myxomatosis
- put sth down 1
- quarantine
- rabies
- vet
- veterinarian
- veterinary surgeon
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mangy adjective (OLD/DIRTY)
informal used to describe something that is old and dirty and has been used a lot:
We need to get rid of that mangy old carpet in the bedroom.
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In bad condition
- battered
- battle-scarred
- be on the skids idiom
- beat up
- blasted
- fleabitten
- have seen better days idiom
- hors de combat
- impair
- in good, bad, etc. repair idiom
- sad
- scuff
- shabby
- shattered
- shop-soiled
- worm-eaten
- worn out
- worse
- worsen
- wrack
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