mangy

-y (English)

Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.. Used in the name of some locations which end in -ia in Latin. Forming diminutive nouns. Also used for familiar and pet names as a term of endearment. Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.. Added to verbs to form adjectives meaning "inclined to".

mange (English)

(pathology) A skin disease of mammals caused by parasitic mites.

mangy (English)

Afflicted with mange.. Worn and squalid-looking; bedraggled or decrepit.