SQUALID


Meaning of SQUALID in English

■ 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'.

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