Definition of squalid Squalid
/skwɑˈlʌd/ - [skwalud] - squal•id
We found 8 definitions of squalid from 5 different sources.
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What does squalid mean?
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| squalid - 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" | ||
| seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid | ||
| disreputable lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance | ||
| squalid - 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" | ||
| flyblown, sordid | ||
| soiled, unclean, dirty having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws; "unclean meat"; "and the swine...is unclean to you"-Leviticus 11:3 | ||
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Wiktionary 
- squalid (Noun)
Any member of the Squalidae. - squalid (Adjective)
Extremely dirty and unpleasant. - squalid (Adjective)
Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- squalid (a.)
Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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squalid
skwol′id, adj. filthy, foul.—n. Squalid′ity, the state of being squalid: filthiness.—adv. Squal′idly.—ns. Squal′idness; Squal′or, state of being squalid: dirtiness: filthiness. [L. squalidus—squalēre, to be stiff; akin to Gr. skellein, to dry.]
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