how to pronounce squalid

/ˈskwɒl.ɪd/

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squalid is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of squalid in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… gone were the narrow squalid streets and …”

meanings of squalid

adjective:

Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.

noun:

Any member of the family Squalidae of dogfish sharks.

squalid frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word squalid occurs in english on average 1.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics squalid can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that squalid can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;