Squalid
Extremely dirty or unpleasant in appearance or condition; repulsively filthy.
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Extremely dirty or unpleasant in appearance or condition; repulsively filthy.
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Imagine stepping into a long-neglected apartment where peeling paint flakes from the walls, a sour odor hangs in the air, and grime covers every surface—this is a squalid reality.
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Squalor; a run-down, filthy environment
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The word 'squalid' is closely related to 'squalor' (extreme filth). It comes from Latin squalidus 'dirty, filthy', from squalere 'to be dirty'.
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filthy, grimy, dirty, sordid, neglected, unsanitary
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Use squalid to describe conditions or environments, not people. For a person, you might say 'squalid living conditions' rather than calling a person 'squalid'.
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