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squalid

/ˈskwɑləd/

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What does squalid mean?

adjective

  1. Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
  2. Showing or characterized by a contemptible lack of moral standards.

noun

  1. Any member of the family Squalidae of dogfish sharks.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈskwɑləd/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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The mantle of dusk had closed about the squalid activity of the East End streets as we neared our destination.
Sax RohmerThe Insidious Dr. Fu ManchuProject Gutenberg ebook #173
He was living in a squalid little hut, almost unfurnished, but studded around with the diminutive horns of the European roebuck.
Theodore RooseveltHunting the Grisly and Other Sketches An Account of the Big Game of the United States and its Chase with Horse, Hound, and RifleProject Gutenberg ebook #3337
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But the natives, Patagonian and Fuegian, on the other hand, were as squalid as contact with unscrupulous traders could make them.
Joshua SlocumSailing Alone Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #6317
The face of the woman, her manner and slatternly aspect, and the general effect of her belongings, bespoke squalid ignorance and poverty.
Harold FredericThe Damnation of Theron WareProject Gutenberg ebook #133
In both, there were several knots of loungers, squalid and miserable, but now with a manifest sense of power enthroned on their distress.
Charles DickensA Tale of Two CitiesProject Gutenberg ebook #98