Synonyms:
mangy, mangey
Meaning: having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap; "a mangy carpet"; "a mangy old fur coat"
Usage examples
"He drawed me a be-yew-tiful one," cried Phronsie, holding up her mangy bit; "see, Polly, see!"
Indeed he had the full benefit of it, and it so mauled him, though he bent his head low and tried to present nothing but the mangy cap to it, that he dropped under the lee of a tier of shipping, and they lay there until it was over.