- squalid squal·id adj
- ['skwɒlɪd]
squallido (-a), sordido (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
squalid squal·id adj
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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
squalid — squal|id [ˈskwɔlıd US ˈskwa: ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: squalidus, from squalere to be dirty , from squalus dirty ] 1.) very dirty and unpleasant because of a lack of care or money →↑squalor ▪ How can anyone live in such squalid… … Dictionary of contemporary English
squalid — squalidly, adv. squalidness, squalidity /skwo lid i tee/, n. /skwol id, skwaw lid/, adj. 1. foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy. 2. wretched; miserable; degraded; sordid. [1585 95; < L squalidus dirty,… … Universalium
