Squalid - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 20/04/2024

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Squalid.

5 letter answer(s) to squalid

  1. (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy"
  2. (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth"
  3. (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied grey of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair"
  4. contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen
  5. expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; "dirty looks"
  6. make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
  7. obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains"
  8. soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his
  1. having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap; "a mangy carpet"; "a mangy old fur coat"
  1. dirty and infested with rats
  2. of or characteristic of rats
  3. showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"
  1. morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"
  2. showing a seam
  1. full of seeds; "as seedy as a fig"
  2. morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"
  3. shabby and untidy; "a surge of ragged scruffy children"; "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain
  4. somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work"

6 letter answer(s) to squalid

  1. infested with grubs
  2. small sculpin of the coast of New England
  3. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"
  1. morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"
  2. of cloth; thin and loosely woven; "the coat has a sleazy lining"
  3. of very poor quality; flimsy
  1. Dirty
  2. foul and run-down and repulsive; "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns"
  3. meanly avaricious and mercenary; "sordid avarice"; "sordid material interests"
  4. morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"
  5. unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign"

Frequently asked questions about ‘Squalid’

What's the best solution for Squalid?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Squalid is DIRTY. Other possible answers include GRUBBY, MANGY, RATTY, SEAMY, SEEDY, SLEAZY, SORDID.

How many solutions are there for Squalid?

We have found 8 possible answers for the crossword clue Squalid.

Which crosswords feature clues like Squalid?

Clues like Squalid often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Financial Times Polymath, The Daily Telegraph GK, Daily Mail Cryptic, The Guardian Cryptic, Daily Star, among others.


Other crossword clues with similar answers to 'Squalid'

ClueAnswers
Dirty14
Shabby13
Irritable11
Dilapidated9
Rotten9
Base8
Disgusting6
Lowdown6
Unkempt6
Wretched6
Bad-tempered5
Coarse5
Disreputable5
Not so nice5
Vile5
X-rated5
Not clean4
Rundown4
Salacious4
Threadbare4
Underhanded4
Dog-eared3
Filthy3
Kind of pool3
Moth-eaten3
Shoddy3
Sordid3
Unethical3
Dishonorable2
In sorry shape2
Morally degraded2
One way to play2
Short-tempered2
Sleazy2
Smutty2
Worn-out2
A large number drinking gallons, sick as a dog?1
Bad tempered1
Bad-tempered American lawyer supporting Republican1
Bad-tempered blackleg, extremely testy1
Base, initially seeming old, rather, was suitable1
Brits regularly seen in amateur work with sexual content1
Corrupt police officer oddly ratty1
Corrupt, immoral1
Cross off the sauce, eating fish? On the contrary1
Despicable type almost finished1
Dirty - unethical1
Dirty recording that you must listen to!1
Dirty, grimy1
Dirty, squalid1

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