adj. Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.
n. Any member of the Squalidae.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Foul; filthy; extremely dirty: as, a squalid beggar; a squalid house.
Rough; shaggy.
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adj. foul and run-down and repulsive
adj. morally degraded
Word Usage
"The people live in squalid dens, where there can be no health and no hope, but dogged discontent at their own lot, and futile discontent at the wealth which they see possessed by others."