What is the meaning of squalid?

adjective

  • Morally degraded.
    • usage: "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"
  • Foul and run-down and repulsive.
    • usage: "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns"
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