SQUALID
Squal"id, a. Etym: [L. squalidus, fr. squalere to be foul or filthy.]
Defn: Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty.
Uncomed his locks, and squalid his attrie. Dryden.
Those squalid dens, which are the reproach of large capitals.
Macaulay.
SQUALIDITY
Squa*lid"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. squaliditas.]
Defn: The quality or state of being squalid; foulness; filthiness.
SQUALIDLY
Squal"id*ly, adv.
Defn: In a squalid manner.
SQUALIDNESS
Squal"id*ness, n.
Defn: Quality or state of being squalid.
SQUALL Squall, n. Etym: [Cf. Sw. sqval an impetuous running of water, sqvalregn a violent shower of rain, sqala to stream, to gush.]
Defn: A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow.
The gray skirts of a lifting squall. Tennyson.
Black squall, a squall attended with dark, heavy clouds.
— Thick squall, a black squall accompanied by rain, hail, sleet, or
snow. Totten.
— White squall, a squall which comes unexpectedly, without being
marked in its approach by the clouds. Totten.