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
Neglected and down-at-the-heels are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Neglected" instead an adjective phrase "Down-at-the-heels".
Neglected
Neglected adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: a neglected teddy bear, missing one eye and both ears, shoved into the closet
Down-at-the-heels and neglected are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down-at-the-heels" instead an adjective "Neglected".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and down-at-the-heels
- mean and neglected
- shabby and down-at-the-heels
- shabby and neglected
- miserable and down-at-the-heels
- miserable and neglected
- desolate and down-at-the-heels
- desolate and neglected
- forlorn and down-at-the-heels
- forlorn and neglected
- seedy and down-at-the-heels
- seedy and neglected
- run-down and down-at-the-heels
- run-down and neglected
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