Synonyms for dog-eared
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : dawg-eerd, dog- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɔgˌɪərd, ˈdɒg- |
Top 10 synonyms for dog-eared Other synonyms for the word dog-eared
- abandoned
- ailing
- all the worse for wear
- bare
- beat up
- beat-up
- bedraggled
- below par
- bend
- cockle
- corrugate
- crimp
- crisp
- crumbly
- crumple
- cure
- damaged
- debilitated
- decayed
- degenerated
- desolate
- deteriorated
- deteriorating
- dilapidated
- dingy
- disfigured
- disreputable
- dog-ear
- dog-eared
- double
- double over
- double up
- down-at-heel
- down-at-the-heel
- drained
- drooping
- droopy
- enervated
- exhausted
- faded
- fallen-in
- fatigued
- flagging
- forsaken
- frayed
- frowzy
- furrow
- gather
- gone to seed
- groove
- grubby
- hem
- impaired
- in a bad way
- injured
- intertwine
- knit
- lap
- mangy
- marred
- meager
- mean
- messy
- miserable
- moth-eaten
- neglected
- old
- out of condition
- overgrown
- overlap
- overlay
- peaked
- pitiful
- plait
- pleat
- plicate
- poor
- poorly
- pot
- poverty-stricken
- pucker
- purse
- ragged
- ramshackle
- ratty
- raunchy
- replicate
- rickety
- ridge
- rinky-dink
- ruche
- ruck
- ruck up
- ruffle
- ruined
- ruinous
- run-down
- rundown
- sagging
- screw up
- scrubby
- scruffy
- seedy
- shabby
- shaky
- shoddy
- shopworn
- sickly
- sleazy
- slipshod
- slovenly
- slummy
- squalid
- tacky
- tattered
- tatty
- telescope
- threadbare
- timeworn
- tired
- torn
- tuck
- tumble-down
- turn under
- uncared for
- uncared-for
- under the weather
- unhealthy
- unimproved
- unkempt
- untended
- untidy
- unwell
- used
- used up
- used-up
- weak
- weary
- wilted
- wilting
- worn
- worn-out
- worse for wear
- wretched
- wrinkle
Définition of dog-eared
- As in run-down : adj shabby, in bad shape
- As in seedy : adj run-down, dilapidated
- As in shabby : adj broken-down; in poor shape
- As in threadbare : adj worn, frayed
- As in scrubby : adj shabby
- As in tatty : adj shabby
- As in dilapidated : adj falling apart; in ruins
- As in crease : verb fold, rumple
- As in fold : verb lay in creases
- There the satinwood bookcase filled with his dog-eared schoolbooks.
- Extract from : « The Picture of Dorian Gray » by Oscar Wilde
- All openings are dog-eared, as well as the panels of the chimney breasts.
- Extract from : « Seaport in Virginia » by Gay Montague Moore
- In the great room the fire breast is outlined with a dog-eared mold.
- Extract from : « Seaport in Virginia » by Gay Montague Moore
- Jake picked up two ragged and dog-eared volumes from his table.
- Extract from : « Badge of Infamy » by Lester del Rey
- But whichever the reason, more cards are bent or dog-eared than are left flat.
- Extract from : « Etiquette » by Emily Post
- Its appearance indicated that it had been kept for some time; the corners were dog-eared and the edges somewhat worn.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Julian Hawthorne
- The dog-eared Latin grammar and arithmetic primer were odious to him, 289 and he learned but slackly.
- Extract from : « The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci » by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
- He waltzes out a great trunk on its corners till they are as dog-eared as a school reader.
- Extract from : « The World on Wheels and Other Sketches » by Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) Taylor
- The chemist thumbed a dog-eared volume, read an entry carefully, and retired to a dispensing counter in the rear of the shop.
- Extract from : « The Postmaster's Daughter » by Louis Tracy
- Finally he found a dog-eared sheet with only a few lines typed across the top.
- Extract from : « Check and Checkmate » by Walter Miller
Antonyms for dog-eared
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