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squalid
filthy and miserable from neglect or poverty
Synonyms
- filthy
- sordid
- wretched
Antonyms
- clean
- comfortable
- immaculate
squalid in a sentence
The prisoners endured months in a squalid basement cell.
Families were crowded into squalid huts beside the factory.
Where it comes from
From Latin squalidus, meaning 'dirty or neglected.'
Memory hook
SQUALID sounds like 'squall lived here': the place was left filthy and miserable.
Read it in context
- Against the Metal Arts