heeled

American  

[heeld] / hild /

adjective

1. provided with a heel or heels.

2. provided with money; flush or wealthy (usually used in combination).

   one of the best-heeled families in town.

3. Slang. armed, especially with a gun.

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heeled British  

/ hiːld /

adjective

1. 1. having a heel or heels

   2. ( in combination )

      high-heeled

2. wealthy

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Other Word Forms

• unheeled adjective

Etymology

Origin of heeled

First recorded in 1555–65; heel ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

WSJ | Buy Side: From weatherproof boots to chic heeled finds, these women’s winter boots are recommended by style pros.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

The dissection eventually led her to conclude that if you removed both the heel and the hard inner shank of a heeled shoe, it could stand flat on the ground.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024

While campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination in January 2016, the senator, whom the Washington Post’s “well-informed Florida sources” peg at 5’8”, wore a pair of shiny heeled boots on a visit to New Hampshire.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 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

A huge wave smashed into its hull and the entire ship heeled.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi