squalid
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.squal·id
adjective \ˈskwä-ləd\Definition of SQUALID
1
: marked by filthiness and degradation from neglect or poverty
See Examples of SQUALID
- The family lived in squalid conditions.
Origin of SQUALID
Latin squalidus rough, dirty, from squalēre to be covered with scales or dirt, from squalus dirty; perhaps akin to Latin squama scale
First Known Use: 1596
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