Meaning of squalid in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈskwɑləd/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   squalid

   Definitions

   1. morally degraded

   Examples

   • « 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 »

   Synonyms

   • disreputable
2. 2. foul and run-down and repulsive

   Examples

   • « a flyblown bar on the edge of town »
   • « a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town »
   • « squalid living conditions »
   • « sordid shantytowns »

   Synonyms

   • dirty
   • soiled
   • unclean