Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The condition of being mangy; scabbiness; infection with the mange.
Wiktionary
- n. The condition of being mangy
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The condition or quality of being mangy.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
Examples
“They came in about a month apart, but seem to have bonded over their mutual puppiness and manginess.”
“There was a vague, unpleasant manginess about his appearence; he somehow seemed dirty, though a close glance showed him as carefully shaven as an actor, and clad in immaculate linen.”
“But tables, cat and waiter cast manginess aside when _we_ (the pride of that day still remains and makes me italicise the word) came down to play at the wedding of Adolphe”
“They brought rather strong odors of smoke and greasy manginess; but more good-natured faces I never saw.”
Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.'
“Charlotte made for the latter department, and when she was inside Mr. Ray appeared in person from the lumber-shop adjoining, which, despite its manginess, contributed by far the greater share to his income.”
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