Definitions for down-at-the-heel

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down-at-the-heel down-at-the-heels

Spelling: [doun-uh t-th uh-heelz<

IPA: /ˈdaʊn ət ðəˈhilz or ˈdaʊn ət ðəˈhil/

Down-At-The-Heel is a 16 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 668 anagrams from letters in down-at-the-heel (---adeeehhlnottw).

Definitions for down-at-the-heel

adjective

1. of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy:

Origin of down-at-the-heel

First recorded in 1695-1705

Examples for down-at-the-heel

"down-at-the-heels gentility gone into trade," smiled Marcia.

Mr. Howells has aptly described Hannibal as a "loafing, out-at-elbows, down-at-the-heels, slaveholding Mississippi river town."