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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

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