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Meaning of squalid in English
Pronunciation
/ˈskwɑləd/
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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.
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