MANGY

mangy, mangey

(adjective) having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap; “a mangy carpet”; “a mangy old fur coat”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

mangy (comparative mangier, superlative mangiest)

Afflicted with mange.

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

Synonyms: decrepit, scruffy, shabby

Source: Wiktionary


Man"gy, a. [Compar. Mangier; superl. Mangiest.] Etym: [F. mangé, p. p. of manger to eat. See Manger.]

Definition: Infected with the mange; scabby.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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