Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The condition of being mangy; scabbiness; infection with the mange.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The condition or quality of being mangy.
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- noun The condition of being
mangy
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
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Examples
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They came in about a month apart, but seem to have bonded over their mutual puppiness and manginess.
Archive 2008-02-01 Laura 2008
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They came in about a month apart, but seem to have bonded over their mutual puppiness and manginess.
The Dog That Was Kept In A Chimney Laura 2008
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"There was a vague, unpleasant manginess about his appearence; he somehow seemed dirty, though a close glance showed him as carefully shaven as an actor, and clad in immaculate linen."
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But tables, cat and waiter cast manginess aside when _we_ (the pride of that day still remains and makes me italicise the word) came down to play at the wedding of Adolphe
The Belovéd Vagabond William John Locke 1896
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They brought rather strong odors of smoke and greasy manginess; but more good-natured faces I never saw.
Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' 1887
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Charlotte made for the latter department, and when she was inside Mr. Ray appeared in person from the lumber-shop adjoining, which, despite its manginess, contributed by far the greater share to his income.
A Laodicean : a Story of To-day Thomas Hardy 1884
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