Found 2 items, similar to Squalid.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: squalid
squalid
adj 1: 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” [syn:
seamy,
seedy,
sleazy,
sordid]
2: 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” [syn:
flyblown,
sordid]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Squalid
Squalid
\Squal"id\ (skw[o^]l"[i^]d), a. [L. squalidus, fr.
squalere to be foul or filthy.]
Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty.
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Uncombed his locks, and squalid his attire. --Dryden.
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Those squalid dens, which are the reproach of large
capitals. --Macaulay.
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