Definitions for down-at-the-heels

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

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

IPA: /ˈdaʊn ət ðəˈhilz or ˈdaʊn ət ðəˈhil/

Down-At-The-Heels is a 17 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 1403 anagrams from letters in down-at-the-heels (---adeeehhlnosttw).

Definitions for down-at-the-heels

adjective

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

Origin of down-at-the-heels

First recorded in 1695-1705

Examples for down-at-the-heels

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

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