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maungy

maungy adjective: sulky, bad-tempered, or peevish. Also the obsolete form of mangy.

Adjective

maungy (comparative more maungy, superlative most maungy)

  1. (UK, Yorkshire, especially) Sulky, bad-tempered, or peevish.
    • Get thisen to bed, thee maungy little tyke, Aw've tell'd thee time an agean!
    Synonyms:
    mardy

Also used as

maungy is also the obsolete form of mangy.

Synonyms of maungy

Forms of maungy

comparativemore maungy
superlativemost maungy

Questions about maungy

What does maungy mean?
Maungy means sulky, bad-tempered, or peevish.
What part of speech is maungy?
Maungy is an adjective.

Words near maungy in the dictionary

  1. Maundy Thursday
  2. Mauney
  3. Mauneys
  4. Maung
  5. Maungs
  6. maungy
  7. Maunlad
  8. Maunsell
  9. Maupassantian
  10. Maupin
  11. Maupins

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