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Meaning of 'sordid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sordid [ a.]
- Filthy; foul; dirty.
- Vile; base; gross; mean; as, vulgar, sordid mortals.
- Meanly avaricious; covetous; niggardly.

Meaning of 'sordid' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sordid [ s]
Meaning (1):
- foul and run-down and repulsive
Example in sentence:
  • a flyblown bar on the edge of town;
  • a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town;
  • sordid shantytowns;
  • squalid living conditions
Meaning (2):
- morally degraded
Example in sentence:
  • a seedy district;
  • sleazy characters hanging around casinos;
  • sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls;
  • the seamy side of life;
  • the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils;
  • the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal
Meaning (3):
- unethical or dishonest
Example in sentence:
  • a sordid political campaign;
  • dirty police officers;
  • shoddy business practices
Meaning (4):
- meanly avaricious and mercenary
Example in sentence:
  • sordid avarice;
  • sordid material interests

Nearby Words:

sora sorance sorb sorbate sorbefacient sorbent sorbet sorbic sorbile sorbin

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