Associations to the word «Squalid»

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".

Wise words

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery