Down-at-the-heels
Down-at-the-heels adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: the stately mansion where he lives now is a far cry from the down-at-the-heels triple-decker in which he grew up
Damaged and down-at-the-heels are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Damaged" instead an adjective phrase "Down-at-the-heels".
Damaged
Damaged adjective - Harmed or injured or spoiled.
Down-at-the-heels and damaged are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down-at-the-heels" instead an adjective "Damaged".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- shabby and down-at-the-heels
- shabby and damaged
- hurt and down-at-the-heels
- hurt and damaged
- injured and down-at-the-heels
- injured and damaged
- impaired and down-at-the-heels
- impaired and damaged
- run-down and down-at-the-heels
- run-down and damaged
- rickety and down-at-the-heels
- rickety and damaged
- destroyed and down-at-the-heels
- destroyed and damaged
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