Down-at-the-heels
Down-at-the-heels adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Shabby and down-at-the-heels are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shabby" instead an adjective phrase "Down-at-the-heels".
Shabby
Shabby adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: shabby wallpaper that was peeling from the walls
Down-at-the-heels and shabby are semantically related. You can use "Down-at-the-heels" instead an adjective "Shabby".
Nearby Word: shabbily
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and down-at-the-heels
- mean and shabby
- ragged and down-at-the-heels
- ragged and shabby
- miserable and down-at-the-heels
- miserable and shabby
- dingy and down-at-the-heels
- dingy and shabby
- seedy and down-at-the-heels
- seedy and shabby
- neglected and down-at-the-heels
- neglected and shabby
- run-down and down-at-the-heels
- run-down and shabby
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