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squalid

[ skwol-id, skwaw-lid ]

adjective

  1. foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy.

    Synonyms:

  2. wretched; miserable; degraded; sordid.


squalid

/ ˈskwɒlɪd; skwɒˈlɪdɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. dirty and repulsive, esp as a result of neglect or poverty
  2. sordid
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Derived Forms

  • squalidity, noun
  • ˈ²õ±ç³Ü²¹±ô¾±»å±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±ç³Ü²¹±ôi»å·±ô²â adverb
  • ²õ±ç³Ü²¹±ôi»å·²Ô±ð²õ²õ ²õ±ç³Ü²¹Â·±ô¾±»å·¾±Â·³Ù²â [skwo-, lid, -i-tee], noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of squalid1

1585–95; < Latin ²õ±ç³ÜÄå±ô¾±»å³Ü²õ dirty, equivalent to ²õ±ç³ÜÄå±ô ( ŧ°ù±ð ) to be dirty, encrusted + -idus -id 4
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of squalid1

C16: from Latin ²õ±ç³ÜÄå±ô¾±»å³Ü²õ, from ²õ±ç³ÜÄå±ôŧ°ù±ð to be stiff with dirt
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See dirty.
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The truth is, however, that the squalid nature of this transaction was always self-evident.

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His memoir, published in 2009, recalled growing up in often squalid conditions as his father sought to evade international intelligence agencies.

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The facility, which has housed inmates including R. Kelly and Jeffrey Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell, has a history of violence and squalid conditions.

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The facility, which has housed inmates including R. Kelly, Michael Cohen and Jeffrey Epstein, has a history of violence and squalid conditions.

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A Times investigation last year found that many of the foundation’s more than 1,300 residents live in squalid conditions with dozens under the threat of eviction.

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