heeled

[ heeld ]

adjective

1. provided with a heel or heels. heel.
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.

heeled

/ hiːld /

adjective

1. 1. having a heel or heels
   2. ( in combination )

      high-heeled

2. well-heeled
   wealthy

Other Words From

• un·heeled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of heeled¹

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

Example Sentences

The nonprofit trains people from impoverished backgrounds as personal gym trainers and then connects them to more well-heeled clientele.

From Science News

The applause that evening, as was the norm for the well-heeled crowd of Washington insiders, was enthusiastic.

From TIme

I’m at the beach house in high-heeled shoes and I have galoshes in my pickup truck for when I pick up my hay and feed for the animals.

From Washington Blade

If you had to guess which House candidate has raised the most money so far, you might guess that person was a well-heeled incumbent or someone running in a competitive district.

From FiveThirtyEight

Long hair and crazy-looking clothes and these big, high-heeled shoes, and just all kinds of colorful outfits, which back then was unique, it was special.

From Ozy

Inside, sat at a man on all fours, one high-heeled shoe in his mouth, the other protruding from his ass.

From The Daily Beast

A generation of orphaned, high-heeled girls, looking for a daddy as much as a sugar daddy.

From The Daily Beast

Last year, he sent busty models down the catwalk in furry football jerseys and high-heeled cleats.

From The Daily Beast

For 20 years, high-heeled and lipstick-wearing Kristin lived as a Navy SEAL named Christopher.

From The Daily Beast

Plus it is clear that plastic surgery is a gateway drug for those both so inclined and so well-heeled.

From The Daily Beast

Big Sid turned around, spat out his cigaret, heeled it into the concrete.

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover, although she carried an enormous club-topsail and a mainsail of big area, she heeled over the least of any of the boats.

From Project Gutenberg

She went to the trunk and shut it with a bang, placing a red-heeled slipper on it, with a neat flash of blue-silk ankle above.

From Project Gutenberg

Also, the Ripton forwards heeled slowly, and Allardyce had generally got his man safely buried in the mud before he could pass.

From Project Gutenberg

Almost every man aboard was thrown to the deck, and the vessel heeled over to starboard until it seemed she must turn turtle.

From Project Gutenberg