■ adjective
1》 extremely dirty and unpleasant.
2》 showing a contemptible lack of moral standards: a ~ attempt to buy votes.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
C16: from L. ~us , from squalere 'be rough or dirty'.
■ adjective
1》 extremely dirty and unpleasant.
2》 showing a contemptible lack of moral standards: a ~ attempt to buy votes.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
C16: from L. ~us , from squalere 'be rough or dirty'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004