squalid

Letters that make squalid

s, a, d, l, i, q, u are letters that make 'squalid'

Words within squalid

lid, id, Ali, li, AL, ID, Al, Li are words within 'squalid'


2 possible definitions for 'squalid'

Squalid as "foul and run-down and repulsive"

Under this definition, squalid is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

flyblown, sordid have the same meaning as 'squalid'

Derivatives of squalid

sordidness, squalidness, squalor are derivatives of 'squalid'.

Similar to squalid

dirty, soiled, unclean are similar to 'squalid'.

Example of squalid used within this context

"a flyblown bar on the edge of town", "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town", "squalid living conditions", "sordid shantytowns"


Squalid as "morally degraded"

Under this definition, squalid is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

seedy, seamy, sordid, sleazy have the same meaning as 'squalid'

Derivatives of squalid

baseness, sordidness, contemptibility, despicability, sleaziness, despicableness, squalidness, squalor are derivatives of 'squalid'.

Similar to squalid

disreputable is similar to squalid.

Example of squalid used within this context

"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"



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