squalid

squalid

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskwɒlɪd/
• Rhymes: -ɒlɪd

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Adjective

squalid (comparative squalider, superlative squalidest)

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

   A squalid attempt to buy votes.

Derived terms

• squalider
• squalidly

 

Translations

extremely dirty

Bulgarian: мръсен (bg) (mrǎsen), мизерен (bg) (mizeren) Chinese: Mandarin: 骯髒的／肮脏的 (āngzāng de), 污穢的／污秽的 (wūhuì de) Finnish: likainen (fi), rähjäinen (fi), surkea (fi) French: sordide (fr), (slang) dégueulasse (fr) Greek: Ancient: πιναρός (pinarós) Italian: squallido (it) Latin: squālidus Maori: waikorohuhō, poke (mi), hawa Norwegian: Bokmål: skitten (no) Portuguese: esquálido (pt), imundo (pt) Romanian: murdar (ro) Russian: гря́зный (ru) (grjáznyj) Spanish: inmundo (es), vil (es), mugriento (es), mugroso, cochambroso Sundanese: ledrek

showing lack of moral standards

Bulgarian: подъл (bg) (podǎl), долен (bg) (dolen) Chinese: Mandarin: 卑鄙的 (bēibǐ de), 醜惡的／丑恶的 (chǒu’è de) Finnish: likainen (fi), alhainen (fi) Italian: squallido (it) Maori: poke (mi) Norwegian: Bokmål: skitten (no), sjofel Russian: ни́зкий (ru) (nízkij), по́длый (ru) (pódlyj) Turkish: rezil (tr)

Noun

squalid (plural squalids)

1. (zoology) Any member of the family Squalidae of dogfish sharks.
   • 2008, David A. Ebert, James A. Sulikowski, Biology of Skates (page 126)

     Numerous diet studies on squalids have shown that members of this family tend to feed mainly on teleosts and cephalopods […]