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
Sleazy and down-at-the-heels are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sleazy" instead an adjective phrase "Down-at-the-heels".
Sleazy
Sleazy adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: several letters in the sleazy motel's neon “vacancy” sign had burned out
Down-at-the-heels and sleazy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down-at-the-heels" instead an adjective "Sleazy".
Nearby Word: sleaze
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and down-at-the-heels
- mean and sleazy
- shabby and down-at-the-heels
- shabby and sleazy
- miserable and down-at-the-heels
- miserable and sleazy
- dingy and down-at-the-heels
- dingy and sleazy
- seedy and down-at-the-heels
- seedy and sleazy
- run-down and down-at-the-heels
- run-down and sleazy
- tacky and down-at-the-heels
- tacky and sleazy
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