squal·id

(skwŏl′ĭd)

adj.

1. Dirty or deteriorated, especially from poverty or lack of care. See Synonyms at dirty.

2. Morally repulsive; sordid: "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue, betrayal, and counterbetrayal" (W. Bruce Lincoln).

[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

(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, ˈsqualidness n

ˈsqualidly adv

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squal•id

(ˈskwɒl ɪd, ˈskwɔ lɪd)

adj.

1. filthy and repulsive, as from neglect.

2. degraded; sordid.

[1585–95; < Latin squālidus dirty <squāl(ēre) to be dirty + -idus -id⁴]

squal′id•ly, adv.

squal′id•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	squalid - morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal" sordid, seamy, sleazy, seedy disreputable - lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
	2.	squalid - foul and run-down and repulsive; "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns" flyblown, sordid dirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"

squalid

adjective

1. dirty, filthy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, low, nasty, foul, disgusting, run-down, decayed, repulsive, poverty-stricken, unclean, fetid, slovenly, skanky (slang), slummy, yucky or yukky (slang) The migrants have been living in squalid conditions.
dirty clean, spotless, hygienic, attractive, pleasant, tidy, in good condition, well looked-after, salubrious, spick-and-span, well-kept

2. unseemly, sordid, inappropriate, unsuitable, out of place, improper, undignified, disreputable, unbecoming, unrefined, out of keeping, discreditable, indelicate, in poor taste, indecorous, unbefitting the squalid pursuit of profit

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squalid

adjective

1. Heavily soiled; very dirty or unclean:

filthy, foul, nasty, vile.

2. Having or proceeding from low moral standards:

base, ignoble, low, low-down, mean, sordid, vile.

Translations

قَذِر

zaneřáděný

beskidt

sóîalegur

netīrsnolaists

bakımsızpis

squalid

[ˈskwɒlɪd] ADJ

1. (= dirty) → miserable, vil

2. (= base) [affair] → asqueroso; [motive] → vil

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squalid

[ˈskwɒlɪd] adj

[room, bedsit, conditions] → sordide

[behaviour, affair] → sordide

squalid

adj room, house → schmutzig und verwahrlost; existence, conditions → elend, erbärmlich; motive, manoeuvres, deed, idea etc → gemein, niederträchtig; experience → übel; dispute, gossip → entwürdigend; affair → schmutzig

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squalid

[ˈskwɒlɪd] adj → squallido/a, sordido/a

squalid

(ˈskwolid) adjective

very dirty or filthy. The houses are squalid and overcrowded.

ˈsqualor (-lə) noun

They lived in squalor.