Associations to the word «Squalid»
Noun
- Tenement
- Slum
- Filth
- Misery
- Foul
- Garret
- Thoroughfare
- Hut
- Alley
- Shack
- Surrounding
- Beggar
- Poverty
- Rag
- Peasantry
- Grandeur
- Lodging
- Starving
- Brothel
- Condition
- Habitation
- Abode
- Refugee
- Street
- Luxury
- Ghetto
- Shawl
- Mean
- Neglect
- Attire
- Toil
- Prostitute
- Apartment
- Smell
- Cabin
- Den
- Narrow
- Camp
- Heap
- Famine
- Ill
- Toilet
- Ignorance
- Quarter
- Contrast
- Neighborhood
- Rent
- Mud
- Degradation
- Neighbourhood
- Threshold
- Cellar
- Slang
- Dark
- Dwelling
- Prison
- Spectacle
- Dreaming
Adjective
Wiktionary
SQUALID, adjective. Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
SQUALID, adjective. Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.
SQUALID, noun. (zoology) Any member of the Squalidae.
Dictionary definition
SQUALID, adjective. Morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal".
SQUALID, adjective. Foul and run-down and repulsive; "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns".
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