Both Uses of
squalid
in
The House of Mirth
- No; she was not made for mean and shabby surroundings, for the squalid compromises of poverty.†
Chpt 1.3 *
- She pictured herself leading such a life as theirs—a life in which achievement seemed as squalid as failure—and the vision made her shudder sympathetically.†
Chpt 1.10
Definition:
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(squalid) dirty and unpleasant; or (more rarely) immoral