squalid
adjective | /squalid/
extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially due to poverty or neglect
squalid
adjective | /squalid/
Advanced WordsMEDIUMextremely dirty and unpleasant, especially due to poverty or neglect
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"They lived in squalid conditions with inadequate sanitation."
"The film depicted squalid slums on the city's outskirts."
Mnemonic Trick
SQUALID → SQUALOR — filthy and neglected conditions.
Etymology
From Latin squalidus “filthy.”
Used for dirty, degrading, or neglected environments.
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