squalid

Adjective
Synonyms: seamyseedysleazysordidflyblown

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. morally degraded“a seedy district”“the seamy side of life”“sleazy characters hanging around casinos”“sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls — Seattle Weekly”“the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils — James Joyce”“the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal”Synonyms: seamyseedysleazysordid
  2. foul and run-down and repulsive“a flyblown bar on the edge of town”“a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town”“squalid living conditions”“sordid shantytowns”Synonyms: flyblownsordid
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Squalid \Squal"id\ (skw[o^]l"[i^]d), a. [L. squalidus, fr. squalere to be foul or filthy.] Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty. [1913 Webster]

Uncombed his locks, and squalid his attire. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Those squalid dens, which are the reproach of large capitals. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

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