Down-at-the-heels
Down-at-the-heels adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Slovenly and down-at-the-heels are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slovenly" instead an adjective phrase "Down-at-the-heels".
Slovenly
Slovenly adjective - Lacking neatness in dress or person.
Down-at-the-heels and slovenly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down-at-the-heels" instead an adjective "Slovenly".
Nearby Words: sloven, slovenliness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- shabby and down-at-the-heels
- shabby and slovenly
- ragged and down-at-the-heels
- ragged and slovenly
- dingy and down-at-the-heels
- dingy and slovenly
- seedy and down-at-the-heels
- seedy and slovenly
- tacky and down-at-the-heels
- tacky and slovenly
- sleazy and down-at-the-heels
- sleazy and slovenly
- mangy and down-at-the-heels
- mangy and slovenly
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