English Explanatory Dictionary

squalid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
  2. Showing or characterized by a contemptible lack of moral standards.
noun
  1. Any member of the family Squalidae of dogfish sharks.

Pronunciation

/ˈskwɒlɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-squalid.wav

Word forms

squalid squalider squalidest squalids

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin squālus Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin squālor Latin squāleō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin squāliduslbor. English squalid Learned borrowing from Latin squālidus, from squālēre (“to be rough or dirty”).

Derived words

squalidity squalidly squalidness unsqualid
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