SQUALID - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)
morally degraded
Example: a seedy district; the seamy side of life; sleazy characters hanging around casinos; sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)
foul and run-down and repulsive
Example: a flyblown bar on the edge of town; a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town; squalid living conditions; sordid shantytowns
Synonyms
Flyblown, Squalid, Sleazy, Seedy, Seamy
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "squalid" was borrowed from Latin squalidus.
🧩 Fun Fact
Roman military conquests permanently planted Latin vocabulary across three continents.