squalid

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English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin squalidus, from squalere (“to be rough or dirty”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskwɒlɪd/
  • Rhymes: -ɒlɪd
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Adjective

squalid (comparative squalider, superlative squalidest)

  1. Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
    • 1686, The Refin'd Courtier, or a Correction of several indecencies crept into civil conversation., London: Matthew Gilliflower:
      [...] Mythologists describe Pan the son of Mercury (who was the God of Speech) with the upper part like a man, and the lower like a beast, to signifie that Truth is fair and comely, but a Lye squalid and Deformed.
  2. Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.
    A squalid attempt to buy votes.
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Etymology 2

Noun

squalid (plural squalids)

  1. (zoology) Any member of the family Squalidae of dogfish sharks.
    • 2008, David A. Ebert, James A. Sulikowski, Biology of Skates, page 126:
      Numerous diet studies on squalids have shown that members of this family tend to feed mainly on teleosts and cephalopods […]
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