squalid
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(s) morally degraded
- a seedy district
- the seamy side of life
- sleazy characters hanging around casinos
- "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly
- "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce
- the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal
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(s) foul and run-down and repulsive
- a flyblown bar on the edge of town
- a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town
- squalid living conditions
- sordid shantytowns