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Definition of: squalid
(skwol′id) adjective
Having a foul, mean, or poverty–stricken appearance; dirty, neglected, and wretched. See synonyms under BASE2. [<L squalidus <squalere be foul]
—squal′id·ly adverb
—squal′id·ness, squa·lid·i·ty (skwo·lid′ə·tē) noun
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