squalid
adjective/ˈskwɒlɪd/
/ˈskwɑːlɪd/
(disapproving)- (of places and living conditions) very dirty and unpleasant synonym filthy
- squalid housing
- Conditions in the camp were squalid.
- (of situations or activities) involving low moral standards or dishonest behaviour synonym sordid
- It was a squalid affair involving prostitutes and drugs.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin squalidus, from squalere ‘be rough or dirty’.
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