squalid adj

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" [syn: seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid]

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" [syn: flyblown, sordid]

English

Etymology

From squalidus, from squalere ‘be rough or dirty’.

Pronunciation

/ˈskwɒlɪd/

Adjective

1. Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
2. Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.

• A squalid attempt to buy votes.

Squalidae is the family of dogfish sharks. These sharks are characterized by smooth dorsal fin spines; teeth in upper and lower jaws similar in size; caudal peduncle with lateral keels; upper precaudal pit usually present; a caudal fin without subterminal notch; and no anal fin.

Genera

• Cirrhigaleus
• Squalus

References

• Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2

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