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squalid |
Grep of noun squalid squalidae squalidness Overview of adj squalid The adj squalid has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, 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") 2. flyblown, squalid, sordid -- (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") Antonyms of adj squalid 2 senses of squalid Sense 1 seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, squalid INDIRECT (VIA disreputable) -> reputable Sense 2 flyblown, squalid, sordid INDIRECT (VIA dirty) -> clean Similarity of adj squalid 2 senses of squalid Sense 1 seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, squalid => disreputable (vs. reputable) Sense 2 flyblown, squalid, sordid => dirty (vs. clean), soiled, unclean Attributes of adj squalid Familiarity of adj squalid squalid used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj squalid squalid Overview of adj squalid The adj squalid has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, 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") 2. flyblown, squalid, sordid -- (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")
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