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
Dog-eared and down-at-the-heels are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dog-eared" instead an adjective phrase "Down-at-the-heels".
Dog-eared
Dog-eared adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: an old dog-eared copy of a beloved book
Down-at-the-heels and dog-eared are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down-at-the-heels" instead an adjective phrase "Dog-eared".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and down-at-the-heels
- mean and dog-eared
- shabby and down-at-the-heels
- shabby and dog-eared
- ragged and down-at-the-heels
- ragged and dog-eared
- seedy and down-at-the-heels
- seedy and dog-eared
- neglected and down-at-the-heels
- neglected and dog-eared
- run-down and down-at-the-heels
- run-down and dog-eared
- tacky and down-at-the-heels
- tacky and dog-eared
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