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squalor


squa·lor

noun
\ˈskwä-lər also ˈskwā- or ˈskwȯ-\

Definition of SQUALOR

: the quality or state of being squalid
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Examples of SQUALOR

  1. The family was living in squalor.
  2. I was shocked by the squalor of their surroundings.

Origin of SQUALOR

Latin, from squalēre
First Known Use: 1621

Rhymes with SQUALOR

choler, collar, dollar, haler, holler, loller, Mahler, scholar, taler

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