squalid

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskwɒlɪd/

Adjective

squalid (comparative squalider, superlative squalidest)

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

   A squalid attempt to buy votes.

Derived terms

• squalider
• squalidly

 

Translations

extremely dirty

• Finnish: likainen (fi), rähjäinen (fi), surkea (fi)
• French: sordide (fr), (slang) dégueulasse (fr)
• Italian: squallido (it)
• Latin: squālidus
• Maori: waikorohuhō, poke (mi), poke (mi)
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• Portuguese: esquálido (pt)
• Romanian: murdar (ro)
• Russian: гря́зный (ru) (grjáznyj)
• Sundanese: ledrek

showing lack of moral standards

• Finnish: likainen (fi), alhainen (fi)
• Italian: squallido (it)
• Maori: poke (mi)
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• Russian: ни́зкий (ru) (nízkij), по́длый (ru) (pódlyj)
• Turkish: rezil (tr)

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 […]