What is "mangiest"

mangy \man"gy\, a. [Compar. mangier; superl. mangiest.] [F. mang['e], p. p. of manger to eat. See Manger.]

1. Infected with the mange; scabby.

2. Shabby; worn-out; seedy; run-down; squalid; as, a mangy old coat; a mangy tavern.

a. (en-superlativemangy)

1. adj. having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap; "a mangy carpet"; "a mangy old fur coat" [syn: mangey]

2. [also: mangiest, mangier]

See mangy