adjective
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having a heel or heels
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( in combination )
high-heeled
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wealthy
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of heeled
Example Sentences
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We also see Marie Antoinette’s heeled silk slippers, and a wardrobe book contains samples of the 101 dresses that she ordered in 1782.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
In signature Smith style, her light-wash jeans scrunch just above a pair of tan, heeled boots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
Worse still is the prospective visual of the 5-foot-something DeSantis in his heeled boots standing alongside the 6-foot-3 governor of California.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2023
Galván enters in a red apron worn over a black T-shirt and pants, with white, heeled shoes.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
The parasail whipped sideways in the wind and Dauntless heeled with the sudden shifting drag.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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