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Word: Manky
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
1950s: perhaps from obsolete mank ‘mutilated, defective’ from Latin mancus ‘maimed’, or a variant of mangy
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmaŋki
Dialects: British English
Definition:
inferior; worthless
Short Definition:inferior
Examples:- he wanted recruits for his manky bee-keeping society
Definition:
dirty and unpleasant
Short Definition:dirty and unpleasant
Examples:- the man in the manky mackintosh
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