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squalid
What does squalid mean?
squalid (adjective): extremely dirty and unpleasant.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use squalid in a sentence?
- A squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- Squalid living conditions. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce squalid?
/ˈskwɑləd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does squalid come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin squālidus, from squālēre (“to be rough or dirty”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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extremely dirty and unpleasant
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