squalid
Meaning of squalid
adjective
- (of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.
the squalid, overcrowded prison
late 16th century: from Latin squalidus, from squalere ‘be rough or dirty’.
Information about squalid
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of squalid
squalid
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- squalid is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
squalid synonyms
Meaning seamy:
Meaning flyblown:
Meaning (of an activity) dishonest; dishonourable:
Meaning disgustingly dirty:
Meaning covered with dirt; grimy:
Meaning covered with or characterized by grime:
Meaning covered with dirt or filth:
Meaning squalid or unfit for human habitation:
Meaning (of a place) squalid and overcrowded:
Meaning offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being dirty:
Meaning extremely unpleasant:
Meaning of less than average height from top to bottom or to the top from the ground:
Meaning lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society:
Meaning feeling sad or distressed through sympathy with someone else's misfortune:
Meaning (of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state:
Meaning causing a mood of gloom or depression:
Meaning gloomy and drab:
Meaning causing unhappiness or discomfort:
Meaning intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify:
Meaning very bad or unpleasant:
Meaning in poor condition through long use or lack of care:
Meaning (of a place) seedy and run-down; unwholesome:
Meaning (especially of a person or their appearance) untidy and dirty:
Meaning arousing intense distaste or disgust:
Meaning arousing revulsion or strong indignation:
Meaning suffering a lack of proper care:
Meaning not kept in good condition:
Meaning (of a building or object) in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect:
Meaning (especially of a house or vehicle) in a state of severe disrepair:
Meaning (of a building or other structure) falling or fallen into ruin; dilapidated:
Meaning breaking or falling apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration:
Meaning rotting or decomposing through the action of bacteria and fungi:
Meaning shabby and untidy or dirty:
Meaning dirty and unpleasant:
Meaning dirty, unpleasant, or of poor quality:
Meaning (of a building) ramshackle; rickety:
Meaning grimy; dirty:
Meaning resembling or characteristic of a rat:
Meaning (of glue, paint, or other substances) not fully dry and retaining a slightly sticky feel:
Meaning unpleasant and of poor quality:
Meaning (of a building) dilapidated or ramshackle:
squalid antonyms
Meaning free from dirt, marks, or stains:
Meaning giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment:
Words that rhyme with squalid
calid, catocalid, Daedalid, adalid, mygalid, Khalid, Stymphalid, dihalid, dikelocephalid, euomphalid, halid, leptocephalid, nymphalid, phthalid, rhizocephalid, subhalid, trihalid, Agialid, hepialid, sialid, pteromalid, enalid, pyralid, chrysalid, passalid, Attalid, crotalid, ortalid, invalid, nonvalid, prevalid, pseudoinvalid, unvalid, valid, Ozalid, ozalid
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