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
Tatterdemalion and down-at-the-heels are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tatterdemalion" instead an adjective phrase "Down-at-the-heels".
Tatterdemalion
Tatterdemalion adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: one of those tatterdemalion towns of the rust belt where the factories closed down decades ago
Down-at-the-heels and tatterdemalion are semantically related. You can use "Down-at-the-heels" instead an adjective "Tatterdemalion".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- shabby and down-at-the-heels
- shabby and tatterdemalion
- ragged and down-at-the-heels
- ragged and tatterdemalion
- seedy and down-at-the-heels
- seedy and tatterdemalion
- tacky and down-at-the-heels
- tacky and tatterdemalion
- mangy and down-at-the-heels
- mangy and tatterdemalion
- threadbare and down-at-the-heels
- threadbare and tatterdemalion
- scruffy and down-at-the-heels
- scruffy and tatterdemalion
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