Definition of Squalids. Meaning of Squalids. Synonyms of Squalids

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Definition of Squalids

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 Squalids 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...
- people lived in multistory apartment buildings (insulae) that were often squalid firetraps. Public facilities—such as baths (thermae), toilets with running...
- of British escape had vanished; persistent rain reduced the camp to a "squalid ****" and supplies were dangerously low. Burgoyne capitulated on October...
- 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...
- streets bullied and called Gandhi a "parasite", "semi-barbarous", "canker", "squalid coolie", "yellow man", and other epithets. People would even spit on him...
- labour during the expansion of the jute industry resulted in insanitary, squalid and cramped housing for much of the po****tion. While gradual improvements...
- executed 23 Portuguese and threw the rest into prison where they resided in squalid, sometimes fatal conditions. The Chinese then m****acred Portuguese who...
- start. Its founders hoped that in contrast to what they perceived as the squalid and unsanitary conditions of neighbouring Arab towns, Tel Aviv was to be...
- region, particularly in Manchester and Salford. Vast areas of low-quality squalid terraced housing that were built throughout the Victorian era were found...