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Dirty or lacking in hygiene

Untidy or in bad condition

Showing or involving a contemptible lack of moral standards

Very disgusting or unpleasant, especially to the senses

Not in accordance with standards of honor, decency or fair play

Causing unhappiness or discomfort

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Adjective

Dirty or lacking in hygiene

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“There were no beds. Only a pile of indescribably squalid sheets and a mattress on the floor.”

Adjective

Untidy or in bad condition

gone to rack and ruin

poverty-stricken

down-at-the-heels

unprepossessing

falling to pieces

all the worse for wear

poorly maintained

the worse for wear

having seen better days

down-at-the-heel

on its last legs

falling apart at the seams

seen better days

badly maintained

bargain-basement

in a state of disrepair

in poor condition

out of condition

in bad condition

down at the heel

decrepit. in ruins

underprivileged

dissatisfactory

a load of pants

not up to snuff

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“He'd started out life as a garbage picker who'd lived in a squalid shack on the side of a hill.”

Adjective

Showing or involving a contemptible lack of moral standards

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

potentially illegal

of dubious character

unconscientious

of bad reputation

demoralising^UK

demoralizing^US

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“The history of trade negotiations is littered with hypocritical rhetoric and squalid deals.”

Adjective

Very disgusting or unpleasant, especially to the senses

stomach-churning

stomach-turning

beyond the pale

very unpleasant

very disgusting

highly improper

unfavourable^UK

less-than-stellar

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Not in accordance with standards of honor, decency or fair play

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

unsportsmanlike

against the rules

hole-and-corner

double-crossing

under the table

cloak-and-dagger

under the counter

against the law

behind-the-scenes

playing politics

not straightforward

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Causing unhappiness or discomfort

poverty-stricken

unfavourable^UK

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

disadvantageous

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

heart-wrenching

in the doldrums

full of hardship

cursed with ill-luck

given to looking on the black side

a load of pants

behind the eightball

behind eight ball

having tough luck

having hard luck

having a bad break

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