down-at-the-heels

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [doun-uh t-th uh-heelz or doun-uh t-th uh-heel]
- /daʊn æt stressed ði hiːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [doun-uh t-th uh-heelz or doun-uh t-th uh-heel]
- /daʊn æt stressed ði hiːl/

Definition of down-at-the-heels word

adjective down-at-the-heels of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk. 1

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Origin of down-at-the-heels

First appearance:

before 1695

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1695-1705

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Parts of speech for Down-at-the-heels

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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down-at-the-heels popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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