Definition of Squalid. Meaning of Squalid. Synonyms of Squalid

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Definition of Squalid

Squalid
Squalid Squal"id, a. [L. squalidus, fr. squalere to be foul or filthy.] Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty. Uncomed his locks, and squalid his attrie. --Dryden. Those squalid dens, which are the reproach of large capitals. --Macaulay.

Meaning of Squalid from wikipedia

- Squalidae, more commonly known as dogfish, dog sharks, or spiny dogfish, are one of several families of sharks categorized under Squaliformes, making it...
- is an early publication of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, do****enting squalid living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s. The photographs...
- several other skin diseased colloquially known as mange scruffy, shabby, squalid, or decrepit Mangy Hill, in Alaska All pages with titles containing Mangy...
- Early in his childhood, O'Neal and his sister lived with their mother in squalid conditions. Their mother struggled with drug and alcohol addiction while...
- then managing editor Richard Caseby sent a toilet roll accompanied by "a squalid note" to the then Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger after Hyde's false story...
- ultimately discovered nearly forty members of the family living under squalid conditions in tents and shacks. They sometimes performed as a musical band...
- the settlement and by January 1844 there were said to be 675 residing in squalid camps around Melbourne. The British Colonial Office had appointed five...
- hunger, a monotonous and unbalanced diet at the best of times, cramped and squalid housing, perhaps one change of meagre clothes, insufficient bedding to...
- po****rity lasts, throws a dash of fun and frolicsomeness over the existence of squalid poverty and ill-requited labour, and gives them reason to laugh as well...
- people lived in multistory apartment buildings (insulae) that were often squalid firetraps. Public facilities—such as baths (thermae), toilets with running...