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squal⋅id
[skwol-id, skwaw-lid] 
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–adjective
| 1. | foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy. |
| 2. | wretched; miserable; degraded; sordid. |
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| squal·id (skwŏl'ĭd) adj.
[Latin squālidus, from squālēre, to be filthy, from squālus, filthy.] squal'id·ly adv., squal'id·ness, squa·lid'i·ty (skwŏ-lĭd'ĭ-tē) n. |
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Squalid
Squal"id\, a. [L. squalidus, fr. squalere to be foul or filthy.] Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty. Uncomed his locks, and squalid his attrie. --Dryden. Those squalid dens, which are the reproach of large capitals. --Macaulay.
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Language Translation for : Squalid
Italian:
squallido,
German:
verwahrlost,
Japanese:
むさくるしい
squalid
1591, from M.Fr. squalide, from L. squalidus "rough, coated with dirt, filthy," related to squales "filth," squalus "filthy," squalare "be covered with a rough, scaly layer, be coated with dirt, be filthy," of uncertain origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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