OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 20497

squalid

/ˈskwɒlɪd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cochambroso • escuálido • inmundo • mugriento • mugroso • vil
Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
[...] Mythologists describe Pan the son of Mercury (who was the God of Speech) with the upper part like a man, and the lower like a beast, to signifie that Truth is fair and comely…
sórdido
Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.
A squalid attempt to buy votes.
Minister, I hardly think that we can exploit our Sovereign by involving her in some might call a squalid vote-grubbing exercise.
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