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- pronunciation:
- skwa
lihd
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
dirty or foul, as from neglect.
The refugees were living in squalid huts with no access to clean water.- synonyms:
- dingy, filthy, grubby, mangy, sordid, vile
- antonyms:
- clean, pleasant
- similar words:
- abject, base, foul, grungy, miserable, nasty, slovenly, smutty, sorry, wretched
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| definition 2: |
morally repugnant; sordid.
The book tells a squalid story of greed and corruption.- synonyms:
- foul, grubby, nasty, sordid, vile
- antonyms:
- decent
- similar words:
- base, contemptible, degraded, despicable, filthy, ignoble, miserable, repugnant, seamy, smutty
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| related words: |
abominable, ignoble, shabby, vile |
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| derivations: |
squalidly (adv.), squalidity (n.), squalidness (n.) |
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