Definitions
having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap
Word origin
From mange + -y.
Used in a sentence
“We stayed in a really mangy hotel in New York.”
“Specter Knight: 'YOUR QUEST TO BECOME KING OF CARDS HAS NOT... GONE UNNOTICED.' / King Knight: 'AH, WORD HAS REACHED THE SLUMS, HAS IT? AM I TO TRAVEL WITH AN ENTOURAGE OF MANGY BEGGARS, NOW?'”
“And he smote Corinius on his shaven jowl with the dice box, calling him cheat and mangy rascal, whereupon Corinius drew forth a bodkin to smite him in the neck withal; […]”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Shabby and worn”5 letters
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