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121poor — I. a. 1. Indigent, needy, necessitous, pinched, straitened. 2. Penniless, moneyless, impecunious, destitute, distressed, poverty stricken, seedy, reduced, short of money, out of money, without a penny, out of pocket, out of cash, out at the… …
122disreputable — adjective 1) he fell into disreputable company Syn: of bad reputation, infamous, notorious, louche; dishonorable, dishonest, untrustworthy, unwholesome, villainous, corrupt, immoral; unsavory, slippery, seedy, sleazy; informal crooked, shady …
123run-down — adjective 1) a run down area Syn: dilapidated, tumbledown, ramshackle, derelict, ruinous, in ruins, crumbling, beat up; neglected, uncared for, depressed, seedy, shabby, slummy, squalid, flea bitten; informal crummy 2) …
124squalid — adjective 1) a squalid prison Syn: dirty, filthy, grubby, grimy, mucky, slummy, foul, vile, poor, sorry, wretched, miserable, mean, seedy, shabby, sordid, insalubrious; neglected …
125heel — heel1 [hēl] n. [ME hele < OE hela, akin to Du hiel < Gmc * hanhila < * hanha < IE base * kenk , leg joint, heel] 1. the back part of the human foot, under the ankle and behind the instep: see CALCANEUS 2. the corresponding part of the …
126seeded — adjective 1. (of the more skilled contestants) selectively arranged in the draw for position in a tournament so that they meet each other in later rounds • Ant: ↑unseeded 2. having the seeds extracted seeded raisins • Similar to: ↑seedless 3.… …
127under the weather — adjective somewhat ill or prone to illness my poor ailing grandmother feeling a bit indisposed today you look a little peaked feeling poorly a sickly child is unwell and can t come to work • Syn: ↑ …
128down at heel — ▶ adjective 1 the resort looks down at heel: RUN DOWN, dilapidated, neglected, uncared for; seedy, insalubrious, squalid, slummy, wretched; …
