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[ wel-heeld ] / ˈwɛlˈhild / SEE SYNONYMS FOR well-heeled ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of well-heeledFirst recorded in 1895–1900 Words nearby well-heeledwell-groomed, well-grounded, well-guarded, well-handled, wellhead, well-heeled, well-hidden, wellhole, wellhouse, well-hung, wellies Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for well-heeledPlus it is clear that plastic surgery is a gateway drug for those both so inclined and so well-heeled. The New World of Anti-Aging Dentistry|Kent Sepkowitz|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Enter the Taj Group, with its astute understanding of the needs of the well-heeled and the well-traveled. Lush Places: The Scotland of India|Tunku Varadarajan|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST I immediately recognize one of them as a college classmate, a nice Jewish boy from a well-heeled New England suburb. And The Escort of The Year Is… Backstage at The Sex Oscars|Scott Bixby|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST One of those votes belonged to Justice Lewis Powell, a well-heeled, patrician justice from Virginia appointed by Richard Nixon. The Sodomy Case That May Sway Justice Kennedy’s Same-Sex Marriage Vote|Adam Winkler|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is a sensible thing to do, even for the most sophisticated and well-heeled of donors. How Charities Fail Your Money—And How to Fix Them|Ken Stern|February 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST In one sense of the word it is supposed he is well-heeled, although in another sense it is certain he is very badly heeled. Company K, Twentieth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry|Andrew Brown
British Dictionary definitions for well-heeled
adjective (well heeled when postpositive)informal rich; prosperous; wealthy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to well-heeledprosperous, wealthy, rich |