squalidly

Examples

• All

• They lived squalidly in the overcrowded slum.

• The room was decorated squalidly and smelled terrible.

• The characters in the novel behave squalidly, showing little regard for morality or cleanliness.

• They lived squalidly in the abandoned building.

• The family lived squalidly in a rundown apartment without basic sanitation.

• He treated his guests squalidly, neglecting their comfort and cleanliness.

• The abandoned house was filled with garbage, reflecting how squalidly it had been left behind.

Synonyms

D

disgustingly

vssqualidly

13 4.8

In a way that makes you feel sick or upset

adds moral wrongdoing and filthy conditions beyond mere repulsion

V

vilely

vssqualidly

1 8.2

In a very cruel and unfair way

adds a sense of physical dirt and degraded surroundings

F

foully

vssqualidly

1 7.9

In a very unfair and cruel way

emphasizes unclean conditions and social moral decay instead

D

dirtily

vssqualidly

1 1.8

In a way that is not clean, fair, or polite

involves both physical filth and social moral degradation

S

sordidly

vssqualidly

8.8

In a dirty or morally wrong way that shocks people

is the same meaning and adds no important new nuance

I

impurely

vssqualidly

7.4

In a way that is morally wrong or dishonest

focuses more on physical filth and social moral degradation

R

rottenly

vssqualidly

7.4

In a very bad or unpleasant way

points more to filthy conditions and degraded moral state

P

pervertedly

vssqualidly

• Offensive

9.4

In a morally wrong and twisted way

relates more to filthy surroundings and general moral degradation

S

scabrously

vssqualidly

• Offensive

9.9

In a rude and sexually offensive way

focuses on filth and moral degradation rather than roughness

F

filthily

vssqualidly

5.3

In a very dirty way

also implies moral degradation and degraded social conditions

G

grungily

vssqualidly

8.5

In a dirty, shabby way that looks old and untidy

suggests moral degradation and worse unclean conditions than shabby

D

dingily

vssqualidly

7.9

In a dirty, dull way that makes things look old and not fresh

implies moral degradation and deeper uncleanliness beyond dimness

F

fetidly

vssqualidly

8.5

In a way that smells very bad

refers more to filthy surroundings and moral degradation than smell

U

unhygienically

vssqualidly

6.5

In a dirty way that spreads sickness

includes moral degradation and deliberate filth beyond sanitary risk

Antonyms

R

respectably

2 3.3

In a proper and decent way that makes people think well of you

C

cleanly

1.0

Tends to be tidy and free from dirt

How Dirty

squalidly

8.9

messily

1 1.4

tidily

2 1.6

cleanly

6 2.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology