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1. (adj.) squalid
filthy and repulsive, as from neglect.
2. squalid
degraded; sordid.
Etymology: (1585–95; < L squālidus dirty <squāl(ēre) to be dirty +-idus -id4)
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1. (adj) seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, squalid
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"
2. (adj) flyblown, squalid, sordid
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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1. (adj) squalid
dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty
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Sense: very dirty or filthy
The houses are squalid and overcrowded.
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 Afrikaans: vieslik |
 Arabic: قَذِر |
 Bulgarian: мизерен |
 Brazilian: imundo |
 Czech: zaneřáděný |
 German: verwahrlost |
 Danish: beskidt |
 Greek: βρόμικος, αισχρός |
 Estonian: räpane |
 Farsi: كثيف |
 Finnish: likainen |
 French: sordide |
 Hebrew: מְלוּכלָך וְעָזוּב |
 Hindi: गन्दा, नीच, घिनावना, कुत् |
 Croatian: prljav, odvratan |
 Hungarian: mocskos |
 Indonesian: kumuh |
 Icelandic: sóðalegur |
 Italian: squallido |
 Japanese: むさくるしい |
 Korean: 지저분한 |
 Lithuanian: apskretęs, purvinas |
 Latvian: netīrs; nolaists |
 Malay: kotor |
 Dutch: vies |
 Norwegian: skitten, ussel, ureinslig |
 Polish: bardzo brudny |
 Portuguese: imundo |
 Romanian: sordid |
 Russian: убогий |
 Slovak: špinavý |
 Slovenian: umazan |
 Serbian: prljav |
 Swedish: smutsig, snuskig |
 Thai: สกปรก |
 Turkish: pis, bakımsız |
 Taiwanese: 骯髒的 |
 Ukrainian: занедбаний; занепалий |
 Urdu: گندہ، خراب، غلیظ |
 Vietnamese: bẩn thỉu |
 Chinese: 肮脏的 |
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