Definition of manky in English:

manky

adjectivemankier, mankiest ˈmaŋki

British informal

1Inferior; worthless.
下等的，低级的；没有价值的
he wanted recruits for his manky bee-keeping society
他想为自己那低档次的养蜂社招一些人手。
Example sentencesExamples
- My most feeble Harvest Festival gift was a few apples harvested from our manky back garden tree and a nearly unopened jar of raspberry jam.
- The titles mask more than mere manky hanky panky.
- I like being able to work in a manky dressing gown.
- There's no point throwing a tantrum if the promised treasure wreck turns out to be a wreck-shaped boulder or a manky old barge.
- Admittedly they were a bit manky, but I still felt offended.
- For every chocolate chip cookie, there is a manky wafer biscuit.
- I am sure we all know stories of anglers who have caught good fish on manky bait, but it is the exception; big juicy baits that ooze scent and look good enough to eat are what is required for cod.
- I can't understand what made me so desperate to keep some manky old cables and nick-nacks from my desk.
- On top of the table is a reasonably substantial amount of cash in notes, coins and IOUs, and beside it a manky old duffel bag destined to carry home someone's winnings.
- After all, a manky mascara can't do much damage, can it?
2Dirty and unpleasant.
the man in the manky mackintosh
穿着肮脏雨衣的男人。
Example sentencesExamples
- Having completed the painting and got hardly any orange paint in my hair, I took a long hard look and realised that the kitchen tiles looked manky.
- A really manky pigeon had mistakenly fluttered inside the pub and was flapping in some women's faces.
- With 200 people in one airless room it's getting hot and stale and manky.
- An ageing weirdo is breeding spiders in his manky old shack.
- My little friend was looking decidedly manky and I feared the worst.
- Now, if only somebody would do something about those manky, shabby, urban foxes which keep trashing my dustbin.
- I would recommend getting two of whatever you decide on - they get pretty manky and it's nice to be able to pop one in the wash!
- The bathroom that I share with Paul was manky, so I spent a while cleaning it.
- It was absolutely manky; it was filthy, the engine room, a disgrace actually.
- I rescued you from the pound when you were all manky with fleas.
- I had to comb the shops for two days until I finally found one in Huntly - a manky, mottled looking thing, with the skin of a toad.
Synonyms
dirty, filthy, mucky, grimy, grubby, stained, dirt-encrusted, muddy, muddied, unclean, unwashed

Origin

1950s: probably from obsolete mank 'mutilated, defective', from Old French manque, from Latin mancus 'maimed'.

This word meaning ‘inferior, worthless, off-colour’ is probably from obsolete mank ‘mutilated, defective’, from Old French manque ‘lack’, from Latin mancus ‘maimed’.

Rhymes

cranky, Frankie, hanky, hanky-panky, lanky, swanky, Yankee

词汇	manky
释义	Definition of manky in English: manky adjectivemankier, mankiest ˈmaŋki British informal 1Inferior; worthless. 下等的，低级的；没有价值的 he wanted recruits for his manky bee-keeping society 他想为自己那低档次的养蜂社招一些人手。 Example sentencesExamples My most feeble Harvest Festival gift was a few apples harvested from our manky back garden tree and a nearly unopened jar of raspberry jam. The titles mask more than mere manky hanky panky. I like being able to work in a manky dressing gown. There's no point throwing a tantrum if the promised treasure wreck turns out to be a wreck-shaped boulder or a manky old barge. Admittedly they were a bit manky, but I still felt offended. For every chocolate chip cookie, there is a manky wafer biscuit. I am sure we all know stories of anglers who have caught good fish on manky bait, but it is the exception; big juicy baits that ooze scent and look good enough to eat are what is required for cod. I can't understand what made me so desperate to keep some manky old cables and nick-nacks from my desk. On top of the table is a reasonably substantial amount of cash in notes, coins and IOUs, and beside it a manky old duffel bag destined to carry home someone's winnings. After all, a manky mascara can't do much damage, can it? 2Dirty and unpleasant. the man in the manky mackintosh 穿着肮脏雨衣的男人。 Example sentencesExamples Having completed the painting and got hardly any orange paint in my hair, I took a long hard look and realised that the kitchen tiles looked manky. A really manky pigeon had mistakenly fluttered inside the pub and was flapping in some women's faces. With 200 people in one airless room it's getting hot and stale and manky. An ageing weirdo is breeding spiders in his manky old shack. My little friend was looking decidedly manky and I feared the worst. Now, if only somebody would do something about those manky, shabby, urban foxes which keep trashing my dustbin. I would recommend getting two of whatever you decide on - they get pretty manky and it's nice to be able to pop one in the wash! The bathroom that I share with Paul was manky, so I spent a while cleaning it. It was absolutely manky; it was filthy, the engine room, a disgrace actually. I rescued you from the pound when you were all manky with fleas. I had to comb the shops for two days until I finally found one in Huntly - a manky, mottled looking thing, with the skin of a toad. Synonyms dirty, filthy, mucky, grimy, grubby, stained, dirt-encrusted, muddy, muddied, unclean, unwashed Origin 1950s: probably from obsolete mank 'mutilated, defective', from Old French manque, from Latin mancus 'maimed'. This word meaning ‘inferior, worthless, off-colour’ is probably from obsolete mank ‘mutilated, defective’, from Old French manque ‘lack’, from Latin mancus ‘maimed’. Rhymes cranky, Frankie, hanky, hanky-panky, lanky, swanky, Yankee
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