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   manky

   /ˈmaŋki/

   adjective

   • 1. inferior; worthless: "he wanted recruits for his manky bee-keeping society"
   • 2. dirty and unpleasant: "the man in the manky mackintosh"

   Word Origin 1950s: perhaps from obsolete mank ‘mutilated, defective’ from Latin mancus ‘maimed’, or a variant of mangy.

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • K

     5

   • Y

     4

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