Mangy and Mean

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Mangy adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.

Usage example: a mangy old car that was covered in rust

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Mean is a synonym for mangy in scruffy topic. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Mangy".

Nearby Word: mange

Mean adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.

Usage example: he worked hard to escape the mean neighborhood of his youth

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Mangy is a synonym for mean in squalid topic. You can use "Mangy" instead an adjective "Mean".

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

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