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squalid


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Squalid  \Squal"id\,  a.  [L.  squalidus  fr  squalere  to  be  foul  or 
  filthy.] 
  Dirty  through  neglect;  foul;  filthy;  extremely  dirty. 
 
  Uncomed  his  locks,  and  squalid  his  attrie.  --Dryden. 
 
  Those  squalid  dens,  which  are  the  reproach  of  large 
  capitals.  --Macaulay. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  squalid 
  adj  1:  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"  [syn:  {seamy},  {seedy}, 
  {sleazy},  {sordid}] 
  2:  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"  [syn:  {flyblown},  {sordid}] 




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