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squalid
[ skwol-id, skwaw-lid ]
adjective
- foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy.
Synonyms:
- wretched; miserable; degraded; sordid.
squalid
/ ˈskwɒlɪd; skwɒˈlɪdɪtɪ /
adjective
- dirty and repulsive, esp as a result of neglect or poverty
- sordid
Derived Forms
- squalidity, noun
- ˈܲ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲi· adverb
- ܲi·Ա ܲ···ٲ [skwo-, lid, -i-tee], noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of squalid1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The truth is, however, that the squalid nature of this transaction was always self-evident.
His memoir, published in 2009, recalled growing up in often squalid conditions as his father sought to evade international intelligence agencies.
The facility, which has housed inmates including R. Kelly and Jeffrey Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell, has a history of violence and squalid conditions.
The facility, which has housed inmates including R. Kelly, Michael Cohen and Jeffrey Epstein, has a history of violence and squalid conditions.
A Times investigation last year found that many of the foundation’s more than 1,300 residents live in squalid conditions with dozens under the threat of eviction.
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