The difference between Mixed and Mongrel


Mixed is also adjective with the meaning: having two or more separate aspects.

Mongrel is also noun with the meaning: someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin.

check bellow for the other definitions of Mixed and Mongrel

  1. Mixed as a verb:

  1. Mixed as an adjective:

    Having two or more separate aspects.

    Examples:

    "I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting."

  2. Mixed as an adjective:

    Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.

    Examples:

    "My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility."

  3. Mixed as an adjective:

    Including both male(s) and female(s).

    Examples:

    "The tennis match was mixed with a boy and a girl on each side."

    "My son attends a mixed school, my daughter an all-girl grammar school."

  4. Mixed as an adjective:

    Stemming from two or more races or breeds

    Examples:

    "The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions."

    "Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed"

  1. Mongrel as a noun (often, pejorative):

    Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin; especially, a dog that is such.

    Examples:

    "That dog is a mongrel, who knows what breed it could be!"

  2. Mongrel as a noun (slang, Australia, New Zealand):

    A thuggish, obnoxious, or contemptible person; a pitiable person.