squalid

squalid
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. filthy, dirty, foul, sordid, repulsive, wretched, degraded. See uncleanness, ugliness.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. dirty, filthy, unclean, poor, poverty-stricken, mean, grimy, soiled, foul, reeking, ordurous, nasty, abominable, slimy, slummocky, sloshy, ill-smelling, feculent, odious, repellent, gruesome, horrid, horrible, sordid, ramshackle, besmeared, sloppy, smutty, muddy, miry, lutose, dingy, reeky, fetid, moldy, musty, fusty, offensive.
Ant. clean*, pure, spotless.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.
[SKWALL id]
filthy or rundown due to neglect.
The tenement building was in a squalid section of town.
SYN.: filthy, dirty, foul, unclean, grungy, dingy, grimy, rat-infested, stinking, slummy, run-down, dilapidated, wretched, miserable, seedy, sordid.
ANT.: clean, immaculate, well-kept
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Heavily soiled; very dirty or unclean: filthy, foul, nasty, vile. See CLEAN. 2. Having or proceeding from low moral standards: base2, ignoble, low, low-down, mean2, sordid, vile. See RIGHT.

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  • Squalid — Squal id (skw[o^]l [i^]d), a. [L. squalidus, fr. squalere to be foul or filthy.] Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty. [1913 Webster] Uncombed his locks, and squalid his attire. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Those squalid dens, which are …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • squalid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) extremely dirty and unpleasant. 2) showing a contemptible lack of moral standards: a squalid attempt to buy votes. ORIGIN Latin squalidus, from squalere be rough or dirty …   English terms dictionary

  • squalid — index destitute, repulsive, sordid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • squalid — 1590s, from M.Fr. squalide, from L. squalidus rough, coated with dirt, filthy, related to squales filth, squalus filthy, squalare be covered with a rough, scaly layer, be coated with dirt, be filthy, of uncertain origin …   Etymology dictionary

  • squalid — *dirty, nasty, filthy, foul Analogous words: slovenly, unkempt, disheveled, sloppy, *slipshod: sordid, abject (see MEAN adj): *slatternly, frowzy …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • squalid — [adj] poor, run down abominable, base, broken down, decayed, despicable, dingy, dirty, disgusting, disheveled, fetid, filthy, foul, grimy, gruesome, horrible, horrid, ignoble, impure, low, mean, miry, moldy, muddy, musty, nasty, odorous,… …   New thesaurus

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  • squalid — [[t]skwɒ̱lɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A squalid place is dirty, untidy, and in bad condition. He followed her up a rickety staircase to a squalid bedsit... The migrants have been living in squalid conditions. 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) Squalid… …   English dictionary

  • squalid — squal|id [ˈskwɔlıd US ˈskwa: ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: squalidus, from squalere to be dirty , from squalus dirty ] 1.) very dirty and unpleasant because of a lack of care or money →↑squalor ▪ How can anyone live in such squalid… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • squalid — squal|id [ skwalıd ] adjective 1. ) a place that is squalid is dirty and unpleasant: the squalid conditions in the camp 2. ) something that is squalid is unpleasant because it involves dishonest, illegal, or immoral behavior …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • squalid — adjective 1 dirty and unpleasant because of a lack of care or money: How can anyone live in such squalid conditions? | a tiny squalid apartment 2 involving low moral standards or dishonesty; sordid (1): a squalid tale of sex and corruption see… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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