squalidly
ɪd, ˈskwɔ adjective
1.
foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy.
2.
wretched; miserable; degraded; sordid.
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squalid (ˈskwɒlɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | dirty and repulsive, esp as a result of neglect or poverty |
| 2. | sordid |
| [C16: from Latin squālidus, from squālēre to be stiff with dirt] | |
| squalidity | |
| —n | |
| 'squalidness | |
| —n | |
| 'squalidly | |
| —adv | |
| squalid (ˈskwɒlɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | dirty and repulsive, esp as a result of neglect or poverty |
| 2. | sordid |
| [C16: from Latin squālidus, from squālēre to be stiff with dirt] | |
| squalidity | |
| —n | |
| 'squalidness | |
| —n | |
| 'squalidly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
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.
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