Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squalidly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: squalid-ly
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a squalid manner.

Example Sentences

"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

Etymology tree Latin squāliduslbor. English squalid Middle English -ly English -ly English squalidly From squalid + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more squalidly (comparative) most squalidly (superlative)

Synonyms

sordidly

Questions

What does squalidly mean?: In a squalid manner.
Where does squalidly come from?: Etymology tree Latin squāliduslbor. English squalid Middle English -ly English -ly English squalidly From squalid + -ly.

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