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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

in a state of disrepair

badly maintained

falling apart at the seams

on your last legs

seen better days

in poor condition

decrepit. in ruins

down at the heel

underprivileged

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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

beyond the pale

beyond contempt

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Causing unhappiness or discomfort

poverty-stricken

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

in the doldrums

full of hardship

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

given to looking on the black side

heart-wrenching

cursed with ill-luck

with a long face

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

a load of pants

behind the eightball

behind eight ball

having tough luck

having hard luck

having a bad break

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