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
Ratty and down-at-the-heels are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ratty" instead an adjective phrase "Down-at-the-heels".
Ratty
Ratty adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: some ratty old magazines were the only reading material in the mountaintop cabin
Down-at-the-heels and ratty are semantically related. You can use "Down-at-the-heels" instead an adjective "Ratty".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and down-at-the-heels
- mean and ratty
- shabby and down-at-the-heels
- shabby and ratty
- ragged and down-at-the-heels
- ragged and ratty
- miserable and down-at-the-heels
- miserable and ratty
- seedy and down-at-the-heels
- seedy and ratty
- tacky and down-at-the-heels
- tacky and ratty
- sleazy and down-at-the-heels
- sleazy and ratty
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