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squalid
adjective
Foul and run-down and repulsive
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ˈskwɒlɪd
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adjective
Foul and run-down and repulsive
“A flyblown bar on the edge of town”
adjective
Morally degraded
“A seedy district”
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A flyblown bar on the edge of town
A squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town
Squalid living conditions
Sordid shantytowns
A seedy district
The seamy side of life
Sleazy characters hanging around casinos
{'source': 'Seattle Weekly', 'text': 'sleazy storefronts with … dirt on the walls'}
{'source': 'James Joyce', 'text': 'the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils'}
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