mangy
Like neglected strays
Mangy describes an animal afflicted with mange—a skin disease caused by mites that produces patchy hair loss, scabs, and itching.
By extension, mangy describes anything shabby, worn, or in poor condition: a mangy old couch, a mangy stray cat.
The word carries connotations of neglect and seediness.
Mite-caused skin infestation
- mitesMinuscule parasitic arachnids
- infestationPest takeover situation
- parasiticExploiting a host organism
- flea-bittenWorn, shabby, infested
dermatitis · itching · scratching · patchy · hairless · scabby · lesions · sores
Worn until transparent
- wornDamaged by use
- tatteredRipped and worn out
- raggedWorn to shreds
- moth-eatenDamaged by insect larvae
ratty · tatty · decrepit · dilapidated · beat-up · scruffy · seedy · run-down
Tangled into clumps
- scragglyIrregularly sparse and messy
- scruffyMessily neglected in appearance
- disheveledUntidy in appearance
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
patchy · coarse · rough · bristly · wiry · grubby · grimy · unwashed
scabies
Mite-caused skin infestation
- mitesMinuscule parasitic arachnids
- infestationPest takeover situation
- parasiticExploiting a host organism
flea-bitten · dermatitis · itching · scratching · patchy · hairless · scabby · lesions · sores · infected
threadbare
Worn until transparent
moth-eaten · ratty · tatty · decrepit · dilapidated · beat-up · scruffy · seedy · run-down · battered
matted
Tangled into clumps
- scragglyIrregularly sparse and messy
- scruffyMessily neglected in appearance
- disheveledUntidy in appearance
tangled · patchy · coarse · rough · bristly · wiry · grubby · grimy · unwashed · dirty
feral
Wild after domestication
emaciated · underfed · scrawny · starving · pitiful · wretched · unwanted · roaming · scrounging · unclaimed
worthless
Lacking any value
wretched · miserable · lousy · crummy · pathetic · despicable · good-for-nothing · no-good · two-bit · scurvy
- dog traitsloyal, friendly, loyalty, devoted, playful
- conditionsmedical condition, weather conditions, environmental conditions, living conditions, working conditions
- sarcoptic mangeMite-caused skin disease