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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024squal•id /ˈskwɑlɪd, ˈskwɔlɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - filthy and disgusting;
repulsive, as from neglect:a squalid prison cell. - degraded in moral quality;
sordid:the squalid campaign practices.
squal•id•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024squal•id (skwol′id, skwô′lid),USA pronunciation adj. - foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy.
- wretched;
miserable;
degraded;
sordid.
- Latin squālidus dirty, equivalent. to squāl(ēre) to be dirty, encrusted + -idus -id4
- 1585–95
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unclean. See dirty.
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