'mangy' definitions:

Definition of 'mangy'

From: WordNet
adjective
Having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap; "a mangy carpet"; "a mangy old fur coat" [syn: mangy, mangey]

Definition of 'mangy'

From: GCIDE
  • mangy \man"gy\, a. [Compar. mangier; superl. mangiest.] [F. mang['e], p. p. of manger to eat. See Manger.]
  • 1. Infected with the mange; scabby. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Shabby; worn-out; seedy; run-down; squalid; as, a mangy old coat; a mangy tavern. [PJC]

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