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Adjective: squalid (squalider,squalidest)  skwó-lid
  1. Morally degraded
    "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"
    - seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid
     
  2. Foul and run-down and repulsive
    "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"
    - flyblown, sordid

Derived forms: squalider, squalidest

See also: dirty, disreputable, soiled, squalidly, squalidness, unclean

Encyclopedia: Squalid