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Mangey

Afflicted with mange.

📖 Definitions of "Mangey"

adjective
  1. 1

    Afflicted with mange.

  2. 2

    (by extension) Worn and squalid-looking; bedraggled or decrepit.

    "We stayed in a really mangy hotel in New York."

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mangy(by extension) Worn and squalid-looking; bedraggled or decrepit.
wornDamaged and shabby as a result of much use.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mangey"

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mangy(by extension) Worn and squalid-looking; bedraggled or decrepit.
wornDamaged and shabby as a result of much use.
moustacheyAlternative form of moustachy. [Having a moustache.]
worm-riddenAlternative form of wormridden. [Full of or parasitized by worms.]
motheatennounAlternative form of moth-eaten. [Containing holes by having been eaten by moth larvae.]
mucussyAlternative form of mucusy. [Resembling, or full of, mucus; Synonym of mucousy.]
grungeyAlternative form of grungy. [Dirty; shabby; in disrepair.]
raggetynounAlternative form of raggedy. [(of clothing) Torn, ragged or tattered.]
fleariddenAlternative spelling of flea-ridden. [Infested with fleas.]
musthyAlternative form of musty (“in musth”). [Affected by dampness or mould; damp, mildewed, mouldy.]
frowzyAlternative spelling of frowsy. [Having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.]
moolleyAlternative form of muley (“without horns”). [(of cattle or deer) Without horns.]
shlumpyAlternative form of schlumpy. [Looking like a schlump; slovenly or unbecoming]
whingeyAlternative form of whingy. [Of or pertaining to whinging; tending to whinge.]
weasel-likeAlternative form of weasellike. [Similar to a weasel.]
baldfacedAlternative form of bald-faced. [(of an animal) Having white markings on the face.]
gripyAlternative form of gripey. [Tending to gripe.]
mouseynounAlternative spelling of mousy.
mucksyAlternative form of muxy. [(UK, dialect, archaic) soft, sticky, or dirty]
weevillynounAlternative form of weevily. [Infested with or containing weevils.]

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