Meanings
adverbsqualidly (comparative more squalidly, superlative most squalidly)
comparative more squalidly · superlative most squalidly
- In a squalid manner.
The History of Cilgerran, published in 1867, mentioned that ... 'the cottages, or rather hovels, in which the farm labourers dwell are squalidly wretched and unfit for human habitation'.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 121
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a sordid or squalid way
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squalidly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squalidly
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“squalidly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squalidly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squalidly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squalidly.
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