mangy

adjective

ˈmān-jē How to pronounce mangy (audio)
Definition of mangynext
as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect a mangy old car that was covered in rust

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Recent Examples of mangy Too mangy, too rangy, prowling in their bony elegance, leaping weightless from dangerously precarious mounds of sharp edges, peering yellow- eyed from shadows. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 May 2026 To write, especially in a first draft, is to submit myself to the mangy, cackling glory of not knowing. — Literary Hub, 17 Apr. 2026 Talking Heads played their first gig in June, 1975, opening for the Ramones at CBGB, a rock club on a mangy block in the East Village. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025 That also includes Leonard, a dapper old parrot who lives in the clinic, and Bitchy, a mangy, rangy alley cat who recently wandered into the office and took up residence. — Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 30 July 2025 His Orlok is more feral and red-blooded than previous iterations, appearing swathed in ursine furs and accompanied by mangy curs. — Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024 Davis was more or less rocking his signature look — a red Adidas tracksuit, hair in mangy dreads. — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mangy
  1. dilapidated
  2. neglected
  3. scruffy
Adjective
  • The city earmarked $15 million to transform dilapidated buildings into hubs for new businesses.
    — Reg Chapman, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • But, as Keegan’s impact upon Newcastle — the club and the city — rose, the dilapidated ground changed, too.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of dilapidated
Adjective
  • Investors and analysts are increasingly looking to other parts of the market, both to find neglected sources of value and to start assuming a defensive posture against a possible downturn.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Changing their environment is more reliable and more neglected.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of neglected
Adjective
  • But Silicon Valley men seem to be shying away from showing their legs at the office as the stereotype of the scruffy tech genius in shorts and flip-flops fades.
    — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Halfway into my second drink, a scruffy, tall guy with silvery blond hair from New York sat down next to me.
    — Andrea Javor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of scruffy

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“Mangy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mangy. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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