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squalid
squal·id S0680100 (skwŏl′ĭd)adj.1. Dirty or deteriorated, especially from poverty or lack of care. See Synonyms at dirty.2. Morally repulsive; sordid: "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue, betrayal, and counterbetrayal" (W. Bruce Lincoln).
[Latin squālidus, from squālēre, to be filthy, from squālus, filthy.]
squal′id·ly adv.squal′id·ness, squa·lid′i·ty (skwŏ-lĭd′ĭ-tē) n.squalid (ˈskwɒlɪd) adj1. dirty and repulsive, esp as a result of neglect or poverty2. sordid[C16: from Latin squālidus, from squālēre to be stiff with dirt] squalidity, ˈsqualidness n ˈsqualidly advsqual•id (ˈskwɒl ɪd, ˈskwɔ lɪd)
adj. 1. filthy and repulsive, as from neglect. 2. degraded; sordid. [1585–95; < Latin squālidus dirty <squāl(ēre) to be dirty + -idus -id4] squal′id•ly, adv. squal′id•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | 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"sordid, seamy, sleazy, seedydisreputable - lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance | | 2. | 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, sordiddirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves" |
squalidadjective1. dirty, filthy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, low, nasty, foul, disgusting, run-down, decayed, repulsive, poverty-stricken, unclean, fetid, slovenly, skanky (slang), slummy, yucky or yukky (slang) The migrants have been living in squalid conditions.
dirty clean, spotless, hygienic, attractive, pleasant, tidy, in good condition, well looked-after, salubrious, spick-and-span, well-kept2. unseemly, sordid, inappropriate, unsuitable, out of place, improper, undignified, disreputable, unbecoming, unrefined, out of keeping, discreditable, indelicate, in poor taste, indecorous, unbefitting the squalid pursuit of profitsqualidadjective1. Heavily soiled; very dirty or unclean:filthy, foul, nasty, vile.2. Having or proceeding from low moral standards:base, ignoble, low, low-down, mean, sordid, vile.Translationssqualid (ˈskwolid) adjective very dirty or filthy. The houses are squalid and overcrowded. 骯髒的 肮脏的ˈsqualor (-lə) nounThey lived in squalor. 貧窮，卑鄙 贫穷，肮脏 EncyclopediaSeeSqualidaesqualid
Related to squalid: inadvertentlySynonyms for squalidadj dirtySynonyms- dirty
- filthy
- seedy
- sleazy
- sordid
- low
- nasty
- foul
- disgusting
- run-down
- decayed
- repulsive
- poverty-stricken
- unclean
- fetid
- slovenly
- skanky
- slummy
- yucky or yukky
Antonyms- clean
- spotless
- hygienic
- attractive
- pleasant
- tidy
- in good condition
- well looked-after
- salubrious
- spick-and-span
- well-kept
adj unseemlySynonyms- unseemly
- sordid
- inappropriate
- unsuitable
- out of place
- improper
- undignified
- disreputable
- unbecoming
- unrefined
- out of keeping
- discreditable
- indelicate
- in poor taste
- indecorous
- unbefitting
Synonyms for squalidadj heavily soiled; very dirty or uncleanSynonymsadj having or proceeding from low moral standardsSynonyms- base
- ignoble
- low
- low-down
- mean
- sordid
- vile
Synonyms for squalidadj morally degradedSynonymsRelated Wordsadj foul and run-down and repulsiveSynonymsRelated Words |