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
Her look was a mix of streetwear and femme luxury, hundreds of pairs of Jordans and heeled boots sitting side by side in her closet.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2024
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
Mr. Mégie, the University of Rouen academic, noted that the proceedings had exposed as many scars as they had heeled.
From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2022
The house creaked and heeled as wind gusted.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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