mangy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

mange +‎ -y

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: mānʹjē, IPA: /ˈmeɪndʒi/, SAMPA: /"meIndZi/

[edit] Adjective

mangy (comparative mangier, superlative mangiest)

1. Afflicted with mange.
2. Worn and squalid-looking; bedraggled or decrepit.

   We stayed in a really mangy hotel in New York.

[edit] Synonyms

• (worn and squalid-looking; bedraggled or decrepit): shabby

[edit] Translations