Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Dirty or deteriorated, especially from poverty or lack of care. synonym: dirty.
- adjective Morally repulsive; sordid.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Foul; filthy; extremely dirty: as, a squalid beggar; a squalid house.
- Rough; shaggy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Extremely
dirty andunpleasant . - adjective Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.
- noun zoology Any member of the
Squalidae .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective foul and run-down and repulsive
- adjective morally degraded
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin squālidus, from squālēre, to be filthy, from squālus, filthy.]
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From Latin squalidus, from squalere ‘be rough or dirty’.
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chained_bear commented on the word squalid
"He looked at the cuff of his shirt, which had been somewhat squalid before their long night in the greasy chaise, and which was now a disgrace to the ship."
--Patrick O'Brian, The Letter of Marque, 146
February 29, 2008