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adj. - (of compositions e.g.) damaged; Having edges that are jagged from injury.

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Usage examples (32)
  • Verb (used with object), : The coat sleeve was mangled in the gears of the machine. ,to mangle a text by careless typesetting
  • This wasn't just a case of a misplaced letter or a word mangled by the spelling checker.
  • Barack Obama is used to having his name mangled and his ties to the Muslim world questioned.
  • Senator Obama is used to having his name mangled and his ties to the Muslim world questioned.
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