manky

A British slang adjective meaning dirty, unpleasant, or of poor quality.

• 🇩🇪Britischer umgangssprachlicher Ausdruck für schmutzig, unangenehm oder von schlechter Qualität.

1. Inferior and worthless C1 informal british

   Describes something of poor quality, low value, or generally undesirable.

   • He bought a manky old car that broke down immediately.
   • The food at that restaurant was manky and overpriced.
   • I don't want to wear that manky shirt anymore.

   🇩🇪Minderwertig und wertlos

   Synonyme: cheapinferiorlousypaltrypatheticrubbishysecond-rateshoddytrashyworthless

   Antonyme: choiceexcellentfinesuperiorvaluable

2. Dirty or unpleasant C1 informal british

   Describes something that is dirty, grimy, or in a state of disrepair.

   • The kitchen was manky after the party.
   • His clothes were manky from working in the garden.
   • The old sofa was manky and smelled of dust.

   🇩🇪Schmutzig oder unangenehm

   Synonyme: dingydirtyfilthygrimygrubbymuckyscruffyshabbysordidsqualid

   Antonyme: cleanfreshimmaculatepristinespotless

• mankier comparative form
• mankiest superlative form