mangy
30
6.5
- adjective
- /ˈmeɪn.dʒi/
- Offensive
- The park was filled with stray, mangy dogs that looked as though they had not eaten in days.
- mangy mutt
- mangy dog
- mangy cat
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Watch on YouTubeYou went to this mangy little office, sat there, and wow, how it felt.
- You went to this mangy little office, sat there, and wow, how it felt.
- Yeah, it was the Upright Citizens Brigade, which was our mangy little group in Chicago, and it was Horatio Sands.
- It's a bald and aging like a mangy dog, a mangy porn Bush alopecia.
- Gary Oldman is drunk and mangy and awful and hilarious and just like farts and screams his way through the season every time.
Examples
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And her mangy little dog too!
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The other was short and balding, his beard grey-streaked and as patchy as a mangy dog's coat.
Fiction book (1992) -
You went to this mangy little office, sat there, and wow, how it felt.
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In time... I may even get to like this mangy cat of ours.
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Sand storms and mangy dogs, that's what I remember.
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The creatures that were left looked limp and mangy, like old produce in a fruit market.
Fiction book (2001) -
Buck's dog lay mangy on the linoleum, gnawing on an old deer bone.
Fiction book (2000) -
A white pit bull and an emaciated, mangy young Doberman were fighting over some garbage.
Fiction book (2001) -
Two Sundays ago, when he came to the excavation, the three dogs—thin, mangy pariahs—were lying like comrades in hunger.
Fiction book (2002) -
She felt sorry for the mangy cat that slept in the alley, its fur matted and dirty.
Synonyms
31
2.5
Worn and in poor condition because of long use or little care
24
4.0
Something that looks worn, torn, and messy
23
3.8
Messy and untidy in clothes or appearance
21
3.2
Old, torn clothes that are in poor condition
21
3.7
Covered in thick dirt that makes something look and feel dirty
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4.6
Dark and dirty so it does not look bright
12
5.1
Not neat in appearance, often with messy hair or clothes
11
5.4
Looking worn and dirty from use
6
5.8
An ugly, dirty place that looks like a garbage dump
5
7.0
Dirty and untidy, often wet after being in rain or mud
5
6.0
Dirty and not good quality
4
7.8
Old and in bad condition from use and poor care
4
8.6
Dirty and unpleasant, like a place with sticky floors
3
3.2
Dirty and covered in mud
2
8.4
Looks dirty and unpleasant, often like a shabby room or shop
2
3.8
Full of small insects like mosquitoes that bite or annoy you
1
9.9
Being dirty and unpleasant and of low quality
1
7.7
Covered with sticky, dirty stuff
1
6.0
Worn and in poor condition because of age or heavy use
1
4.2
Appears torn or worn, like old clothes with holes
1
7.4
Untidy and dirty, with things out of place
1
8.6
Looking dirty and untidy like someone who lives on the streets
1
7.7
Dirty and untidy in appearance
1
8.2
Having hair or fabric that is messy and stuck together in clumps
1
9.9
Dirty and messy, with things in the wrong places
1
9.9
Having old torn clothes and looking untidy
1
8.3
Covered with animal poop and smelling bad
Very dirty and unpleasant to touch or use
Antonyms
How Shabby
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mangy comes from the word mange, which means 'a skin disease' that makes animals lose their fur and look dirty. So mangy now describes something shabby or in poor condition, like a blanket or sofa that looks worn and uncared for.