squalid
adjective
[ ˈskwɒlɪd ]
• (of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.
• "the squalid, overcrowded prison"
Similar:
dirty,
filthy,
grubby,
grimy,
mucky,
slummy,
slumlike,
foul,
vile,
low,
poor,
sorry,
wretched,
dismal,
dingy,
miserable,
mean,
nasty,
seedy,
shabby,
sordid,
sleazy,
insalubrious,
slovenly,
repulsive,
disgusting,
neglected,
uncared-for,
unmaintained,
broken-down,
run down,
down at heel,
dilapidated,
ramshackle,
tumbledown,
gone to rack and ruin,
crumbling,
decaying,
scruffy,
scuzzy,
crummy,
shambly,
grungy,
ratty,
tacky,
grotty,
shacky,
Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin squalidus, from squalere ‘be rough or dirty’.
