Associations to the word «Mangy»

Wiktionary

MANGY, adjective. Afflicted with mange.
MANGY, adjective. Worn and squalid-looking; bedraggled or decrepit.

Dictionary definition

MANGY, adjective. Having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap; "a mangy carpet"; "a mangy old fur coat".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke