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squalidity Definition


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squalid
adj
    1. Said especially of places to live: disgustingly filthy and neglected.
      Thesaurus: dirty, slovenly, broken-down, dingy, foul, fetid, musty, nasty, odorous, seedy, sleazy, sordid; Antonym: clean, pleasant.
    2. Morally repulsive; sordid.
      Example: gossip about their squalid affair
      Thesaurus: dirty, seedy, sleazy, sordid.
Derivative: squalidity
noun
    Derivative: squalidly
    adverb
      Derivative: squalidness
      noun
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin squalidus, from squalere to be dirty.



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