MANGY
What does "MANGY" mean?
Shabby, dirty, or in poor condition; affected with mange.
Meanings
- Having mange; suffering the mite-borne skin disease. A mangy old dog limped down the alley.
- Shabby, worn out, or squalid in appearance. He showed up in a mangy coat with the elbows gone. informal
Word origin
From 'mange' (the skin disease) plus '-y'; 'mange' comes from Old French 'manjue' (itch), from Latin 'manducare' (to chew).
Remember it
MANGY = MANGE + Y: the disease 'mange' turned into a description.
A little poem
The mangy coat, the proud unbroken eye-
judge the first, and the second walks on by.
couplet
Wordplay
- My old armchair looks mangy, but it's never once scratched. The cat, however, is a different story.
What it teaches
Worn on the outside says nothing certain about what's worn on the inside.
Quick facts
What does MANGY mean?
Shabby, dirty, or in poor condition; affected with mange.
Is MANGY a valid word?
Yes — MANGY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MANGY?
MANGY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MANGY come from?
From 'mange' (the skin disease) plus '-y'; 'mange' comes from Old French 'manjue' (itch), from Latin 'manducare' (to chew).
What can MANGY teach us?
Worn on the outside says nothing certain about what's worn on the inside.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.