*squali*

adj. 1. rendered ineligible by law or rule or provision; as, disqualified from voting. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Sports) barred from competition for violation of rules; as, a disqualified player. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disqualified p. pr. & vb. n. Disqualifying. ] 1. To deprive of the qualities or properties necessary for any purpose; to render unfit; to incapacitate; -- with for or from before the purpose, state, or act. [ 1913 Webster ]

My common illness disqualifies me for all conversation; I mean my deafness. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

Me are not disqualified by their engagements in trade from being received in high society. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To deprive of some power, right, or privilege, by positive restriction; to disable; to debar legally; as, a conviction of perjury disqualifies a man to be a witness. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. squalus a kind of sea fish. ] (Zool.) The suborder of elasmobranch fishes which comprises the sharks. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. squalidus, fr. squalere to be foul or filthy. ] Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty. [ 1913 Webster ]

Uncombed his locks, and squalid his attire. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those squalid dens, which are the reproach of large capitals. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. squaliditas. ] The quality or state of being squalid; foulness; filthiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a squalid manner. [ 1913 Webster ]