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   Squal·id

   /ˈskwäləd/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect: "the squalid, overcrowded prison" Similar dirtyfilthygrubbygrimymuckyslummyslumlikefoulvilelowpoorsorrywretcheddismaldingymiserablemeannastyseedyshabbysordidsleazyinsalubriousslovenlyrepulsivedisgustingneglecteduncared-forunmaintainedbroken-downrun downdown at heeldilapidatedramshackletumbledowngone to rack and ruincrumblingdecayinginformal:scruffyscuzzycrummyshamblygrungyrattytackygrottyshackyOpposite cleanpleasant
   • ▪ showing or involving a contemptible lack of moral standards: "a squalid attempt to save themselves from electoral embarrassment" Similar impropersordidunseemlyunsavorysleazyseedyseamyshoddyvilefoultawdrylouchecheapbaselowlow-mindednastydebaseddegeneratedepravedcorruptdishonestdishonorabledisreputabledespicablediscreditabledisgracefulcontemptibleignominiousignobleshamefulwretchedabhorrentodiousabominabledisgustinginformal:sleazoidOpposite properdecent

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin squalidus, from squalere ‘be rough or dirty’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. squalidly adverb
   • 2. squalidity noun
   • 3. squalidness noun

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