squalid
[ skwol-id, skwaw-lid ]
adjective
foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy.
wretched; miserable; degraded; sordid.
Origin of squalid
1synonym study For squalid
1. See dirty.
Other words for squalid
Other words from squalid
- squal·id·ly, adverb
- squal·id·ness, squa·lid·i·ty [skwo-lid-i-tee], /skwɒˈlɪd ɪ ti/, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for squalid
squalid
/ (ˈskwɒlɪd) /
adjective
dirty and repulsive, esp as a result of neglect or poverty
sordid
Origin of squalid
1C16: from Latin squālidus, from squālēre to be stiff with dirt
Derived forms of squalid
- squalidity (skwɒˈlɪdɪtɪ) or squalidness, noun
- squalidly, adverb
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