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
Run-down and down-at-the-heels are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Run-down" instead an adjective phrase "Down-at-the-heels".
Run-down
Run-down adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: a run-down old house that really should be torn down
Down-at-the-heels and run-down are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down-at-the-heels" instead an adjective phrase "Run-down".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and down-at-the-heels
- mean and run-down
- shabby and down-at-the-heels
- shabby and run-down
- seedy and down-at-the-heels
- seedy and run-down
- neglected and down-at-the-heels
- neglected and run-down
- tired and down-at-the-heels
- tired and run-down
- tacky and down-at-the-heels
- tacky and run-down
- sleazy and down-at-the-heels
- sleazy and run-down
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