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squalidly

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squal·id  (skwld)
adj.
1. Dirty and wretched, as 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 squlidus, from squlre, to be filthy, from squlus, filthy.]

squalid·ly adv.
squalid·ness, squa·lidi·ty (skw-ld-t) n.
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Adv.1.squalidly - in a sordid or squalid way
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squalidly
adv livein elenden or erbärmlichen Verhältnissen; behave, treat sbgemein, niederträchtig


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Biographies of him remained frustratingly scarce, and when they did appear in any tongue, they depended again and again on the same squalidly unreliable Soviet sources.
Biographies of him remained scarce, and when they did appear, they drew heavily on the same squalidly unreliable Soviet sources.
Oh - and that in Scotland we do seem to die very young, too often unnecessarily and too often squalidly.
 
 
 
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