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squalid
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
squalid
(adjective)
squalid
/
ˈ
skwɑːləd/
adjective
squalid
/
ˈ
skwɑːləd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SQUALID
[
more squalid; most squalid
]
1
:
very dirty and unpleasant
The family lived in
squalid
conditions.
a
squalid
[=
run-down
] apartment building
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2
:
immoral or dishonest
a
squalid
affair
squalid
behavior
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— squalidness
noun
[
noncount
]
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