transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskwä-ləd ]
adjective
Etymology: Latin squalidus rough, dirty, from squalēre to be covered with scales or dirt, from squalus dirty; perhaps akin to Latin squama scale
Date: 1596
1. : marked by filthiness and degradation from neglect or poverty
2. : sordid
Synonyms: see dirty
• squal·id·ly adverb
• squal·id·ness noun