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Despicable vs Squalid - What's the difference?

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Despicable is a related term of squalid.


As adjectives the difference between despicable and squalid

is that despicable is fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless while squalid is extremely dirty and unpleasant.

As a noun squalid is

(zoology) any member of the squalidae.

despicable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless

    • Synonyms

    * (l) * mean * vile

    Antonyms

    * honorable

    References

    English words suffixed with -able

    squalid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
  • Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.
    • A squalid attempt to buy votes.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) Any member of the Squalidae.
  • * 2008 , David A. Ebert, James A. Sulikowski, Biology of Skates (page 126)
    • Numerous diet studies on squalids have shown that members of this family tend to feed mainly on teleosts and cephalopods