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Squalid

Squalid Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Squalid? [adj] 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" [adj] 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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Squalid: dirty \| disreputable \| flyblown \| seamy \| seedy \| sleazy \| soiled \| sordid \| unclean Related Terms \| Find terms related to Squalid: See Also \| Squalid In Webster's Dictionary \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.

Squalid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Squalid?

[adj] 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"
[adj] 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"

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Squalid In Webster's Dictionary

\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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