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单词 down-at-the-heels
释义

down-at-the-heels

adjective

ˈdau̇n-ˌat-ṯẖə-ˈhēlz How to pronounce down-at-the-heels (audio)
variants or down-at-heel
ˈdau̇n-ˌat-ˈhēl How to pronounce down-at-the-heels (audio)
or less commonly down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels
: shabby

Synonyms

  • beat-up
  • bombed-out
  • dilapidated
  • dog-eared
  • dumpy
  • grungy
  • mangy
  • mean
  • miserable
  • moth-eaten
  • neglected
  • ratty
  • run-down
  • scrubby
  • scruffy
  • seedy
  • shabby
  • sleazy
  • tacky
  • tatterdemalion
  • tatty
  • threadbare
  • timeworn
  • tumbledown
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Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

down-at-the-heels

adjective

variants or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels
as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect the stately mansion where he lives now is a far cry from the down-at-the-heels triple-decker in which he grew up

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dilapidated
  • scruffy
  • tumbledown
  • seedy
  • dumpy
  • shabby
  • mangy
  • grungy
  • neglected
  • tatty
  • timeworn
  • tatterdemalion
  • scrubby
  • sleazy
  • ratty
  • threadbare
  • abandoned
  • bombed-out
  • run-down
  • beat-up
  • tacky
  • tattered
  • miserable
  • desolate
  • moth-eaten
  • dog-eared
  • decrepit
  • dingy
  • gone to seed
  • godforsaken
  • ramshackle
  • forlorn
  • unkept
  • bedraggled
  • ruined
  • rickety
  • decaying
  • tired
  • mean
  • broken-down
  • ragged
  • rackety
  • rattletrap
  • worn-out
  • wrecked
  • deteriorated
  • deteriorating
  • damaged
  • destroyed
  • injured
  • broken
  • impaired
  • hurt
  • harmed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • new
  • fresh
  • brand-new
  • maintained
  • kept-up
  • spiffy
  • rebuilt
  • reconstructed
  • cared-for
  • mended
  • patched
  • spruce
  • smart
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