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squalidly

squalidly adverb: in a squalid manner.

Adverb

squalidly (comparative more squalidly, superlative most squalidly)

  1. 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

Forms of squalidly

comparativemore squalidly
superlativemost squalidly

Origin of squalidly

From squalid + -ly.

Questions about squalidly

What does squalidly mean?
Squalidly means in a squalid manner.
What part of speech is squalidly?
Squalidly is an adverb.

Words near squalidly in the dictionary

  1. squalid
  2. squalider
  3. squalidest
  4. squalidities
  5. squalidity
  6. squalidly
  7. squalidness
  8. squalids
  9. squaliform
  10. squaliforms
  11. squall

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