Meaning & use
manky
British informal term for something dirty, unpleasant, or in poor condition.
See it in a sentence
He refused to eat the manky sandwich that had been sitting out all day.
The bathroom in the old flat was manky and clearly hadn't been cleaned in weeks.
A note on using this word
Manky is informal British slang, common in casual speech but out of place in formal writing.
Words with a similar meaning
grimyfilthy
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
cleanpristine
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