mangy

/'meindʤi/

Thân thiện

The old mangy carpet lies in the hallway.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Affected with mange: Describes an animal, typically a mammal, that is suffering from mange, a skin disease caused by parasitic mites, resulting in hair loss, itching, and scabby or inflamed skin.
   • Shabby, scruffy, or in poor condition: Describes something, often fabric, fur, or an object, that is worn-out, threadbare, dirty, or generally seedy in appearance.

Usage Examples

• Describing an animal with mange:
  • The stray dog looked thin and mangy.
  • They took the mangy cat to the veterinarian for treatment.
• Describing something shabby or worn:
  • He threw out the mangy old rug that was full of holes.
  • The armchair was covered in a mangy fabric.

Advanced Usage

• Used figuratively to describe something contemptible or inferior:
  • He was followed by a mangy bunch of hangers-on. (Here, 'mangy' implies the group is undesirable or of low quality.)
• Used for emphasis to intensify a description of shabbiness:
  • The hotel room had a mangy, stained carpet.

Variants and Related Words

• Mange (n): The skin disease itself, caused by mites.
  • The puppy was treated for mange.
• Manginess (n): The state or quality of being mangy.
  • The manginess of the old coat was obvious.

Synonyms

• Scabby: Covered with scabs.
• Scruffy: Shabby and untidy or dirty.
• Threadbare: (Of fabric) thin and tattered with age.
• Seedy: Dirty and squalid in appearance.
• Moth-eaten: Literally damaged by moths, or figuratively old and decrepit.

Antonyms

• Healthy: In good health (for animals).
• Pristine: In its original condition; clean and fresh.
• Immaculate: Perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.
• Luxuriant: (Of hair or fur) thick, healthy, and abundant.

Idioms and Phrases

• A mangy cur: A derogatory term for a scruffy, contemptible dog or, by extension, a despicable person.
  • He was driven out of town like a mangy cur.
• Look mangy: To appear unkempt, ill, or in poor condition.
  • After weeks of travel, his clothes began to look mangy.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap
   • a mangy carpet
   • a mangy old fur coat

Từ đồng nghĩa

• mangey