"squalid" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈskwɒlɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-squalid.wav Forms: squalider [comparative], squalidest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒlɪd Etymology: Borrowed from Latin squalidus, from squalere (“to be rough or dirty”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|squalidus}} Latin squalidus Head templates: {{en-adj|squalider}} squalid (comparative squalider, superlative squalidest)
  1. Extremely dirty and unpleasant. Translations (extremely dirty): πιναρός (pinarós) (Ancient Greek), мръсен (mrǎsen) (Bulgarian), мизерен (mizeren) (Bulgarian), brut (Catalan), llord (Catalan), immund (Catalan), 骯髒的 (Chinese Mandarin), 肮脏的 (āngzāng de) (Chinese Mandarin), 污穢的 (Chinese Mandarin), 污秽的 (wūhuì de) (Chinese Mandarin), špinavý (Czech), likainen (Finnish), rähjäinen (Finnish), surkea (Finnish), sordide (French), dégueulasse [slang] (French), squallido (Italian), squālidus (Latin), ва́лкан (válkan) (Macedonian), waikorohuhō (Maori), poke (Maori), hawa (Maori), skitten (Norwegian Bokmål), esquálido (Portuguese), imundo (Portuguese), murdar (Romanian), гря́зный (grjáznyj) (Russian), inmundo (Spanish), vil (Spanish), mugriento (Spanish), mugroso (Spanish), cochambroso (Spanish), ledrek (Sundanese)
    Sense id: en-squalid-en-adj-xJDATZoR Disambiguation of 'extremely dirty': 100 0
  2. Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards. Translations (showing lack of moral standards): подъл (podǎl) (Bulgarian), долен (dolen) (Bulgarian), 卑鄙的 (bēibǐ de) (Chinese Mandarin), 醜惡的 (Chinese Mandarin), 丑恶的 (chǒu’è de) (Chinese Mandarin), odporný (Czech), špinavý (Czech), nechutný (Czech), hnusný (Czech), likainen (Finnish), alhainen (Finnish), squallido (Italian), по́дол (pódol) (Macedonian), бе́ден (béden) (Macedonian), poke (Maori), skitten (Norwegian Bokmål), sjofel (Norwegian Bokmål), ни́зкий (nízkij) (Russian), по́длый (pódlyj) (Russian), rezil (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-squalid-en-adj-cMoVz-aP Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Sundanese translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Sundanese translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of 'showing lack of moral standards': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: squalider, squalidly
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: squalids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} squalid (plural squalids)
  1. (zoology) Any member of the family Squalidae of dogfish sharks. Categories (topical): Zoology, Hygiene Categories (lifeform): Sharks
    Sense id: en-squalid-en-noun-M54EWNEi Disambiguation of Hygiene: 0 31 69 Disambiguation of Sharks: 0 5 95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 3 97 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "text": "A squalid attempt to buy votes.",
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      "sense": "extremely dirty",
      "word": "骯髒的"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "āngzāng de",
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      "sense": "extremely dirty",
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      "sense": "extremely dirty",
      "word": "likainen"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "extremely dirty",
      "word": "surkea"
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      "word": "squallido"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "extremely dirty",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "showing lack of moral standards",
      "word": "špinavý"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "showing lack of moral standards",
      "word": "nechutný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "showing lack of moral standards",
      "word": "hnusný"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "showing lack of moral standards",
      "word": "likainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "showing lack of moral standards",
      "word": "alhainen"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "showing lack of moral standards",
      "word": "squallido"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "pódol",
      "sense": "showing lack of moral standards",
      "word": "по́дол"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "béden",
      "sense": "showing lack of moral standards",
      "word": "бе́ден"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "showing lack of moral standards",
      "word": "poke"
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    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "showing lack of moral standards",
      "word": "skitten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "showing lack of moral standards",
      "word": "sjofel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nízkij",
      "sense": "showing lack of moral standards",
      "word": "ни́зкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pódlyj",
      "sense": "showing lack of moral standards",
      "word": "по́длый"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "showing lack of moral standards",
      "word": "rezil"
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          "text": "Numerous diet studies on squalids have shown that members of this family tend to feed mainly on teleosts and cephalopods[…]",
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