Down-at-the-heels
Down-at-the-heels adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Raggedy and down-at-the-heels are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Raggedy" instead an adjective phrase "Down-at-the-heels".
Raggedy
Raggedy adjective - Wearing torn or worn out clothes.
Usage example: raggedy urchins playing in the village streets
Down-at-the-heels and raggedy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down-at-the-heels" instead an adjective "Raggedy".
Nearby Word: ragged
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- shabby and down-at-the-heels
- shabby and raggedy
- ragged and down-at-the-heels
- ragged and raggedy
- seedy and down-at-the-heels
- seedy and raggedy
- tacky and down-at-the-heels
- tacky and raggedy
- broken and down-at-the-heels
- broken and raggedy
- mangy and down-at-the-heels
- mangy and raggedy
- decrepit and down-at-the-heels
- decrepit and raggedy
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