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
Dingy and down-at-the-heels are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dingy" instead an adjective phrase "Down-at-the-heels".
Dingy
Dingy adjective - Not clean.
Down-at-the-heels and dingy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down-at-the-heels" instead an adjective "Dingy".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- shabby and down-at-the-heels
- shabby and dingy
- ragged and down-at-the-heels
- ragged and dingy
- miserable and down-at-the-heels
- miserable and dingy
- seedy and down-at-the-heels
- seedy and dingy
- run-down and down-at-the-heels
- run-down and dingy
- tacky and down-at-the-heels
- tacky and dingy
- sleazy and down-at-the-heels
- sleazy and dingy
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