squalid

About 0.56 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
2. adjective Showing or characterized by a contemptible lack of moral standards.

   a squalid attempt to buy votes

3. noun Any member of the family Squalidae of dogfish sharks.

Similar words

seamy seedy dirty unclean soiled flyblown sleazy sordid disreputable dingy

Often followed by

and poverty conditions little misery surroundings streets room appearance

Word family

squalider squalidest squalidly squalidness squalidnesses