squalid tenements. It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross (T. H. Huxley).
His life had been squalid and mean. The squalid belief in witchcraft (James Harvey Robinson).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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
