squallido
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin squālidus (“dirty, foul”), derived from squāleō (“to be unkempt, neglected”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
squallido (feminine squallida, masculine plural squallidi, feminine plural squallide)
- squalid, sordid
- una roba squallida ― a sordid thing
- Gerald vive in una città squallida. ― Gerald lives in a squalid town.
- wretched, miserable
- Gerald è una persona squallida. ― Gerard is a wretched person.