squalid

Meaning

Adj

1. Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
2. Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.

Noun

Any member of the family Squalidae of dogfish sharks.

Synonyms

sordid

dirty

filthy

seedy

sleazy

miserable

wretched

abject

flyblown

shabby

forlorn

poor

foul

unenviable

nasty

pitiful

base

scummy

seamy

bedraggled

dismal

beggarly

impure

smutty

low

grimy

meager

mean

dingy

slipshod

slobbery

slovenly

sluttish

soiled

stench

tumble-down

unblessed

unblest

unclean

ungentle

vile

villainous

dirty-minded

scrimy

slummy

dirty-looking

beaten-up

backstreet

baseborn

battered

Translations

schmutzig

άθλιος

sordide

misérable

miserable

kirli

mísero

escuálido

sordido

miserabile

çepel

jämmerlich

misero

povero

immonde

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskwɒlɪd/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin squalidus, from squalere (“to be rough or dirty”).