SQUALIDLY

sordidly, squalidly

(adverb) in a sordid or squalid way

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

squalidly (comparative more squalidly, superlative most squalidly)

In a squalid manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Squal"id*ly, adv.

Definition: In a squalid manner.

SQUALID

Squal"id, a. Etym: [L. squalidus, fr. squalere to be foul or filthy.]

Definition: Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty. Uncomed his locks, and squalid his attrie. Dryden. Those squalid dens, which are the reproach of large capitals. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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GUILLOTINE

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