squalid

adjective
UK: /ˈskwɒlɪd/
US: /ˈskwɑːlɪd/

  1. Extremely dirty and unpleasant, often because of poverty.

    1. The house was squalid and unfit to live in.
    2. Many families lived in squalid conditions after the economic collapse making daily life hard.

  2. Morally repulsive; degraded.

    1. It was a squalid affair, full of lies.
    2. The scandal revealed the squalid underbelly of the political system damaging everyone involved.

Synonyms

dirty sleazy wretched grimy filthy

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The word "squalid" in English means: Extremely dirty and unpleasant, often because of poverty., Morally repulsive; degraded..

The phonetic transcription of "squalid" is /ˈskwɒlɪd/ in British English and /ˈskwɑːlɪd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "squalid": dirty, sleazy, wretched, grimy, filthy.

Example usage of "squalid": "The house was squalid and unfit to live in.". More examples on the page.