squal´id|ness

squal´id|ness
squal|id «SKWOL ihd», adjective.
1. very dirty; filthy: »

squalid tenements. It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross (T. H. Huxley).

2. Figurative. morally repulsive or wretched; degraded: »

His life had been squalid and mean. The squalid belief in witchcraft (James Harvey Robinson).

[< Latin squālidus < squālēre be filthy]
squal´id|ly, adverb.
squal´id|ness, noun.

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  • squal — squal·id·ly; squal·id·ness; squal·or; …   English syllables

  • squal´id|ly — squal|id «SKWOL ihd», adjective. 1. very dirty; filthy: »squalid tenements. It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross (T. H. Huxley). 2. Figurative. morally repulsive or wretched; degraded: »His… …   Useful english dictionary

  • squal|id — «SKWOL ihd», adjective. 1. very dirty; filthy: »squalid tenements. It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross (T. H. Huxley). 2. Figurative. morally repulsive or wretched; degraded: »His life had… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • squalidness — squal·id·ness …   English syllables

  • squalid — squal•id [[t]ˈskwɒl ɪd, ˈskwɔ lɪd[/t]] adj. 1) filthy and repulsive, as from neglect 2) degraded; sordid • Etymology: 1585–95; < L squālidus dirty < squāl(ēre) to be dirty + idus id IV squal′id•ly, adv. squal′id•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Squalidness — Squal id*ness, n. Quality or state of being squalid. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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