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
Ragged and down-at-the-heels are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ragged" instead an adjective phrase "Down-at-the-heels".
Ragged
Ragged adjective - Wearing torn or worn out clothes.
Usage example: ragged and hungry refugees emerging from the jungle where they had been in hiding for weeks
Down-at-the-heels and ragged are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down-at-the-heels" instead an adjective "Ragged".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- shabby and down-at-the-heels
- shabby and ragged
- dingy and down-at-the-heels
- dingy and ragged
- seedy and down-at-the-heels
- seedy and ragged
- neglected and down-at-the-heels
- neglected and ragged
- tacky and down-at-the-heels
- tacky and ragged
- broken and down-at-the-heels
- broken and ragged
- mangy and down-at-the-heels
- mangy and ragged
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