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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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   Squalid means marked by filthiness and degradation from neglect or poverty, or sordid. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles for squalid.

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   What does squalidus mean?

   • From Latin squalidus, from squalere "˜be rough or dirty'. Here are squalid streets and mean houses typical of the poorest class of inhabitants. The modern er-Riha is a poor squalid village of, it is estimated, about 300 inhabitants. Many squalid districts, however, have been improved away to make room for new thoroughfares and handsome buildings.

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   What is a squalid place?

   • A squalid place is dirty, untidy, and in bad condition. He followed her up a rickety staircase to a squalid bedsit. The migrants have been living in squalid conditions. Squalid activities are unpleasant and often dishonest. They called the bill 'a squalid measure'. ...the squalid pursuit of profit. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What is squalid adjective?

   • Definition of squalid adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (of places and living conditions) very dirty and unpleasant synonym filthy Conditions in the camp were squalid. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press!

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   What does squalidness mean?

   • All these different objects fully make up for whatever amount of dirtiness may occasionally be met with. They're all a flash in the pan, and moonshine and dirtiness. They combine personal vanity with an inconceivable degree of dirtiness. Squal′idness; Squal′or, state of being squalid: dirtiness: filthiness.

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   Squalid means extremely dirty and unpleasant, often because of lack of money, or involving sex and drugs in an unpleasant way. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and translations in different languages.

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   Squalid definition: foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy.. See examples of SQUALID used in a sentence.

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   Squalid things appear neglected, or morally repulsive in nature, like a frat house after a semester of hard partying and zero cleanup. Squalid comes from the Latin word squalere, meaning to “be covered with a rough, scaly layer.”

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   Define squalid. squalid synonyms, squalid pronunciation, squalid translation, English dictionary definition of squalid. adj. 1. Dirty or deteriorated, especially from poverty or lack of care. See Synonyms at dirty. 2. Morally repulsive; sordid: "the squalid atmosphere of...

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   Squalid means dirty, untidy, and in bad condition, or unpleasant and dishonest. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin, and usage of squalid with sentences and collocations.

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    Squalid means very dirty and unpleasant, or involving low moral standards or dishonest behaviour. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, pronunciation and pictures.