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Definition of Mangy
1. Adjective. Having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap. "A mangy old fur coat"
Definition of Mangy
1. a. Infected with the mange; scabby.
Definition of Mangy
1. Adjective. Afflicted with mange. ¹
2. Adjective. Worn and squalid-looking; bedraggled or decrepit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mangy
1. affected with mange [adj MANGIER, MANGIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mangy
Literary usage of Mangy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Publications of the Thoresby Society by Thoresby Society (1899)
"asked me how Mr mangy did, I told him Mr mangy would hang him, but his answer
... My Lord, Mr mangy is a man I have several! times wrought for and he always ..."
2. Tent Life in Tigerland: With which is Incorporated Sport and Work on the by James Inglis (1892)
"... cattle camp—The floating island—Teeming with fugitive life—Unexpected flotsam—A
bahe in strange company—The mangy tiger—Rescue—Return to factory. ..."
3. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"... above astringent may be safely applied. in this place because crown scab and
rat tails are a mangy kind of complaint, and often occasion the accident. ..."
4. The Fair Maid of Perth, Or, Saint Valentine's Day by Walter Scott (1878)
"... and beat up thy wretched carrion with flower of brimstone, the only real
medicine in thy booth, to make a salve to rub mangy hounds with ! ..."
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