"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"
2. 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"