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Meaning of 'mongrel' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mongrel [ a.]
- Not of a pure breed.
- Of mixed kinds; as, mongrel language.
2 . Mongrel [ n.]
- The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed breed.

Meaning of 'mongrel' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mongrel [ n]
Meaning (1):
- derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin
Example in sentence:
  • the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic

Nearby Words:

mon- mona monachal monachism monacid monad monadaria monadelphia monadelphian monadelphous

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