squalid

The definition of squalid is something that is very dirty, foul or conditions that are unsanitary and unhealthy.

(adjective)

An example of squalid is the appearance of a shack in which a homeless person has been living.

See squalid in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Origin: L squalidus < squalere, to be foul or filthy

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See squalid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Dirty and wretched, as from poverty or lack of care. See Synonyms at dirty.
Morally repulsive; sordid: “the squalid atmosphere of intrigue, betrayal, and counterbetrayal” (W. Bruce Lincoln).

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Origin: Latin squālidus

Origin: , from squālēre, to be filthy

Origin: , from squālus, filthy

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