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单词 mangy
释义 man·gy
adjective
also man·gey \ˈmānjē, -ji\
(usually mangier usually mangiest)
Etymology: mange + -y
1.
 a. : infected with or as if with the mange
  < a mangy dog >
 b. : relating to, characteristic of, or resulting from the mange
  < a mangy appearance >
  < a mangy itch >
2.
 a. : having many worn-out or bare spots : seedy, shabby
  < aging but resolute, with mangy hair — W.A.White >
  < knelt on the mangy rug — Elizabeth Taylor >
  < as mangy a lawn as ever anyone paid taxes on — R.M.Yoder >
 b. : having a mean and wretched appearance or quality : squalid
  < the meanest hotel and the mangiest restaurant — P.E.Deutschman >
3. obsolete : contemptible, miserable — used as a generalized term of disapproval
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