- squal
- squal·id·ly;squal·id·ness;squal·or;
English syllables. 2014.
squal
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squal´id|ly — squal|id «SKWOL ihd», adjective. 1. very dirty; filthy: »squalid tenements. It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross (T. H. Huxley). 2. Figurative. morally repulsive or wretched; degraded: »His… … Useful english dictionary
squal|id — «SKWOL ihd», adjective. 1. very dirty; filthy: »squalid tenements. It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross (T. H. Huxley). 2. Figurative. morally repulsive or wretched; degraded: »His life had… … Useful english dictionary
squal|or — «SKWOL uhr», noun. 1. misery and dirt; filth: »By modern standards people in medieval Europe lived in indescribable squalor. Hovel piled upon hovel squalor immortalized in undecaying stone (Hawthorne). 2. Figurative. the quality or condition of… … Useful english dictionary
squal´id|ness — squal|id «SKWOL ihd», adjective. 1. very dirty; filthy: »squalid tenements. It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross (T. H. Huxley). 2. Figurative. morally repulsive or wretched; degraded: »His… … Useful english dictionary
squal|ene — «SKWOL een, SKWAY leen», noun. a colorless oil occurring in vegetable and animal fats including human sebum: »Recent researches suggest a material called squalene has an ameliorating effect on the ability of particular materials (called… … Useful english dictionary
squal — us (L). A dogfish … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
squal — n 1. strong wind, gale, gust, blast, blow; windstorm, storm, tempest, hurricane, barat. 2. disturbance, commotion, excitement, furor, agitation, disruption; turmoil, tumult, turbulence, hurly burly; disorder, chaos, confusion, upheaval, unrest,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
squal·id — … Useful english dictionary
squalidly — squal·id·ly … English syllables
squalor — squal·or … English syllables
