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US
/ˈskwɑɫəd/
]
[ UK /skwˈɒlɪd/ ]
[ UK /skwˈɒlɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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morally degraded
sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls
a seedy district
sleazy characters hanging around casinos
the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils
the seamy side of life
the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal -
foul and run-down and repulsive
squalid living conditions
a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town
sordid shantytowns
a flyblown bar on the edge of town
How To Use squalid In A Sentence
- The pig farm is a squalid 10-acre patch of mud and dilapidated buildings in the town of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia.
- But the Lower East Side was merely squalid-an intolerable affront to respectable folk.
- Furthermore, a series of strategic gaffs have further badly damaged the already squalid reputation which the industry has earned for itself.
- The squalid conditions in the shack settlements drive many to despair. Times, Sunday Times
- Her life became more and more squalid and her expectations diminished.
- Disease is also rife in the tiny squalid rooms where eight to ten men live, sleeping on bunk beds. Times, Sunday Times
- About 120,000 of them live as internal refugees in squalid camps. Times, Sunday Times
- Vegas has been a touchstone for a while of squalid stupid behavior, and the “what happens in Vegas” catch-phrase/marketing gimmick is definitely one of those things that has national saturation. THE HANGOVER Unrated Blu-ray Review – Collider.com
- Despite their squalid hovels and ragged clothes, Arthur Young reported that the poor of Ireland were ‘as athletic in their form, as robust, and as capable of enduring labour as any upon earth’.
- They lived in a squalid hovel for the next five years.
