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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley