squalid

(skwŏl'ĭd)
adj.

1. Dirty and wretched, as from poverty or lack of care. See synonyms at dirty.
2. Morally repulsive; sordid: "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue, betrayal, and counterbetrayal" (W. Bruce Lincoln).

[Latin squālidus, from squālēre, to be filthy, from squālus, filthy.]

squalidly squal'id·ly adv.
squalidness squal'id·ness or squa·lid'i·ty (skwŏ-lĭd'ĭ-tē) n.

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adjective

1. Heavily soiled; very dirty or unclean: filthy, foul, nasty, vile. See clean/dirty.
2. Having or proceeding from low moral standards: base², ignoble, low, low-down, mean², sordid, vile. See right/wrong.

adj

Definition: poor, run-down
Antonyms: clean, good, kept-up, pleasant, rich

IN BRIEF: Dirty from neglect or poverty.

How I love the mixture of the beautiful and the squalid in gardening. It makes it so lifelike. — Evelyn Underhill

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• Unappealing, Shabby, Messy, Poor, or Clumsy

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ussel, tarvelig, beskidt, elendig, uhumsk, nedværdigende, frastødende

Nederlands (Dutch)
schunnig, smerig

Français (French)
adj. - misérable, crasseux, sordide

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schmutzig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ρυπαρός, βρομερός, άθλιος, απαίσιος, φτωχικός, φουκαριάρικος

Italiano (Italian)
squallido, sporco

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - esquálido

Русский (Russian)
убогий, нищенский, заброшенный, отвратительный, противный, подлый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - asqueroso, mugriento, sórdido, miserable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - smutsig, snuskig, eländig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
脏的, 恶劣的, 卑鄙的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 髒的, 惡劣的, 卑鄙的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 더러운, 비참한, 치사스러운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - むさくるしい, 汚い, みすぼらしい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قذر, حقير, مهمل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מטונף, מסכן‬

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