Definition of Mangey

1. Adjective. Having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap. "A mangy old fur coat"

Exact synonyms: Mangy
Similar to: Worn
Derivative terms: Mange, Mange, Manginess

Definition of Mangey

1. Adjective. (alternative form of mangy) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mangey

1. mangy [adj MANGIER, MANGIEST] - See also: mangy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mangey

mangel
mangel-wurzel
mangel beet
mangelin
mangels
mangelwurzel
mangelwurzels
mangemange
manger
mangeries
mangerlike
mangers
mangery
manges
mangetout
mangey (current term)
manghir
mangier
mangiest
mangiferin
mangily
manginas
manginess
manginesses
manging
mangle
mangled
mangler
manglers

Literary usage of Mangey

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ by Emil Schürer (1886)
"De mundo (mangey, ii. 601-624).—The spuriousness of this work has long been ... 92 mangey remarks ot this composition (ii. 487, note) : deest in maxima ..."

2. Religious Thought in England, from the Reformation to the End of Last by John Hunt (1871)
"Thomas mangey, a clergyman in Guildford, afterwards Thomas Elector of St. Mildred's, Bread Street, replied to ' Nazarenus' JJj at some length, ..."

3. A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an ... Account of the (1795)
"mangey (THOMAS). MA chaplain at Whitehall, and fellow of St. John's-College, Cambridge, ... mangey."

4. A Select Library of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church by Philip Schaff, Henry Wace (1890)
"(according to mangey, I. 392, note) the title agrees closely with that given by ... It is still extant, and is given by mangey (I. 546-577) under the title ..."

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