well-heeled

[ wel-heeld ]

/ ˈwɛlˈhild /

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adjective Informal.

well-off; rich.

Nearby words

well-governed, well-groomed, well-grounded, well-guarded, well-handled, well-heeled, well-hidden, well-hung, well-illustrated, well-informed, well-intentioned

Origin of well-heeled

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Examples from the Web for well-heeled

Plus it is clear that plastic surgery is a gateway drug for those both so inclined and so well-heeled.
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Enter the Taj Group, with its astute understanding of the needs of the well-heeled and the well-traveled.
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I immediately recognize one of them as a college classmate, a nice Jewish boy from a well-heeled New England suburb.
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One of those votes belonged to Justice Lewis Powell, a well-heeled, patrician justice from Virginia appointed by Richard Nixon.
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It is a sensible thing to do, even for the most sophisticated and well-heeled of donors.
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In one sense of the word it is supposed he is well-heeled, although in another sense it is certain he is very badly heeled.
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British Dictionary definitions for well-heeled

well-heeled

adjective (well heeled when postpositive)

informal rich; prosperous; wealthy

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