squalid

English

Etymology

From Latin squalidus, from squalere ‘be rough or dirty’.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈskwɒlɪd/

Adjective

squalid (comparative more squalid, superlative most squalid)

1. Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
2. Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.

   A squalid attempt to buy votes.

Translations

extremely dirty

• Finnish: likainen (fi), rähjäinen (fi), surkea (fi)
• French: (slang) dégueulasse (fr)

• Maori: waikorohuhō (mi), poke (mi), poke (mi)
• Romanian: murdar (ro)
• Russian: грязный (ru) (grjaznyj)

showing lack of moral standards

• Finnish: likainen (fi), alhainen (fi)
• Maori: poke (mi)
• Russian: низкий (ru) (nizkij), подлый (ru) (podlyj)

• Turkish: rezil (tr)

Noun

squalid (plural squalids)

1. (zoology) Any member of the Squalidae.
   • 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 […]