different between unworthy vs squalid

English

Etymology

From Middle English unworthy, equivalent to un- +? worthy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?w?ði/

  Rhymes: -??(r)ði

Adjective

unworthy (comparative unworthier, superlative unworthiest)

1. Not worthy; lacking value or merit; worthless.
   • 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II, Scene i^[1]:

     […] But alas the while!

     If Hercules and Lichas play at dice

     Which is the better man, the greater throw

     May turn by the fortune from the weaker hand:

     So is Alcides beaten by his page;

     And so may I, blind Fortune leading me,

     Miss that which one unworthier may attain,

     And die with grieving.

   Antonym: worthy

Derived terms

• unworthily
• unworthiness

Related terms

• worth
• unworth

Translations

Noun

unworthy (plural unworthies)

1. An inadequate person.

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin squalidus, from squalere (“to be rough or dirty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?skw?l?d/

Adjective

squalid (comparative squalider, superlative squalidest)

1. Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
2. Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.

   A squalid attempt to buy votes.

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

squalid (plural squalids)

1. (zoology) Any member of the family Squalidae of dogfish sharks.
   • 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 […]