ADJECTIVE
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in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards
his family is well-situated financially
easy living
well-to-do members of the community
a prosperous family
How To Use well-heeled In A Sentence
- Tuesday at 3 p.m. place-holders started showing up outside the restaurant Galatoire's to stand in line so their well-heeled patrons can enjoy trout amandine and souffle potatoes Friday during the celebrated pre-Fat Tuesday fest. Archive 2005-02-01
- In her few public appearances she resembles a well-heeled rancher's wife more than a fabulously wealthy businesswoman. Times, Sunday Times
- The vast majority of its members playacting as class warriors are well-heeled yuppies. The Sun
- The local church was full of well-heeled people poring over leaflets about the possible dangers of electromagnetic radiation. Times, Sunday Times
- It's easy to notice that these miscreants are overwhelmingly white, educated, and well-heeled enough to sink enormous expense and labor into realizing a few days of whimsy and weirdness.
- Come evening and the nawabs and the well-heeled would climb atop the terraces of their sprawling ‘deodis’ and let loose their pigeons.
- Moreover commercial banks today mainly lend to well-heeled borrowers in their own countries.
- The shop attracted a loyal following among the well-heeled.
- A young woman convinced Charteris belongs to her, and despite pretensions to "advanced views," she has her way as only certain well-heeled women of her time do, throwing fits. Regina Weinreich: Titillation and Tantrums: Shaw's Philanderer at the Pearl Theater
- The well-dressed, well-heeled crowd sites like Gilt City have had premium seats for $5,500; on Craigslist, tickets are going for $350 and up stayed standing for much of the show, a rarity for a place that rose to fame housing the New York Philharmonic. Sheila Marikar: Jay-Z Rocks Carnegie Hall, Does First Live Performance of 'Glory'