They currently live in squalor, barely better than animals, although they have once had an extensive, advanced society.
en.wikipedia.org The sparsely scattered houses wear a surprisingly uniform aspect of age, squalor, and dilapidation, while the gnarled, solitary inhabitants are silent and furtive.
en.wikipedia.org He suffers from deep psychological problems, and lives in squalor.
en.wikipedia.org The areas leading down to the river, whilst still inhabited, were scenes of poverty and squalor.
en.wikipedia.org In their view, the poverty, squalor, and ignorance in which many people lived made it impossible for freedom and individuality to flourish.
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