mangy C1 Topic:Animals US /ˈmeɪndʒi/ UK /ˈmeɪndʒi/ See IPA manual Freq #21841 Meanings 1 adj affected by mange, or looking as though affected by it The shelter treated the mangy dog for mites and skin infection. 2 adj shabby, worn, dirty, or in poor condition A mangy carpet covered the floor of the abandoned room. 3 adj contemptible or mean; informal He denounced the fraud as a mangy little scheme. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · affected by mange, or... mange-riddendiseased 2 adj · shabby, worn, dirty, or in... shabbyscruffythreadbaredecrepit 3 adj · contemptible or mean; informal contemptibledespicablewretched ↔ Opposites healthywell-keptrespectable Word family Derived forms mangilymanginess Related forms mangemiteunkempt Etymology Formed from mange + -y. The literal sense describes the patchy coat caused by mange; the word then broadened to shabby objects and, contemptuously, to people or conduct. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mangy **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmeɪndʒi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmeɪndʒi/ **Frequency rank:** 21841 ## Meanings 1. affected by mange, or looking as though affected by it 2. shabby, worn, dirty, or in poor condition 3. contemptible or mean; informal ## Examples - The shelter treated the mangy dog for mites and skin infection. - A mangy carpet covered the floor of the abandoned room. - He denounced the fraud as a mangy little scheme. ## Synonyms - mange-ridden - shabby - scruffy - threadbare - contemptible ## Antonyms - healthy - well-kept - respectable ## Derived Forms - mangily - manginess ## Related Forms - mange - mite - unkempt ## Etymology Formed from mange + -y. The literal sense describes the patchy coat caused by mange; the word then broadened to shabby objects and, contemptuously, to people or conduct. ## Topics - Animals markdown