Squalidly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 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'."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a sordid or squalid way wordnet

Synonyms

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sordidly

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"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'."

Etymology

From squalid + -ly.

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