Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Dirty or deteriorated, especially from poverty or lack of care. synonym: dirty.
- adjective Morally repulsive; sordid.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Foul; filthy; extremely dirty: as, a squalid beggar; a squalid house.
- Rough; shaggy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Extremely
dirty andunpleasant . - adjective Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.
- noun zoology Any member of the
Squalidae .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective foul and run-down and repulsive
- adjective morally degraded
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The people live in squalid dens, where there can be no health and no hope, but dogged discontent at their own lot, and futile discontent at the wealth which they see possessed by others.
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The people live in squalid dens, where there can be no health and no hope, but dogged discontent at their own lot, and futile discontent at the wealth which they see possessed by others.
JOHNNY UPRIGHT 2010
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The only way that Mexicans can do it is by living in squalid, overcrowded apartments.
Immigration Reform, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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These innocent refugees were interned by Israel in squalid concentration camps such as Gaza and the West Bank.
Obama: Agent of Change? Well, Agent of Somethin’ « Antiwar.com Blog 2009
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Native Americans often live in squalid conditions and are sadly lacking in adequate political action committees.
Gov't offers to pay American Indians $1.4 billion for lost funds 2009
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The only way that Mexicans can do it is by living in squalid, overcrowded apartments.
Immigration Reform, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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I guess he prefers the “hard bigotry” of poisoning children by forcing them to live in squalid conditions.
Think Progress » AP: 2005
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Danton called the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from jail Friday night and read a statement that focused on his relationship with his estranged parents, outlining allegations of "constant physical and emotional abuse" and saying he was raised in squalid conditions.
USATODAY.com - Danton issues statement denouncing family 2004
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In these savage fastnesses the pirates lived in squalid splendour.
This Country of Ours: The Story of the United States Henrietta Elizabeth 1917
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The people live in squalid dens, where there can be no health and no hope, but dogged discontent at their own lot, and futile discontent at the wealth which they see possessed by others.
Johnny Upright 1903
chained_bear commented on the word squalid
"He looked at the cuff of his shirt, which had been somewhat squalid before their long night in the greasy chaise, and which was now a disgrace to the ship."
--Patrick O'Brian, The Letter of Marque, 146
February 29, 2008