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   sordid

   /ˈsɔːdɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt: "the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams" Similar sleazyseedyseamyunsavouryshoddyvilefoultawdrylouchecheapbaselowlow-mindeddebaseddegeneratecorruptdishonestdishonourabledisreputabledespicablediscreditablecontemptibleignominiousignobleshamefulwretchedabhorrentabominabledisgustinginformal:sleazoidOpposite high-mindedrespectable
   • 2. dirty or squalid: "the overcrowded housing conditions were sordid and degrading" Similar dirtyfilthymuckygrimymuddygrubbyshabbymessysoiledstainedsmearedsmearyscummyslimystickysootydustyuncleanfoulsqualidflea-bittenslummyinformal:cruddygrungyyuckyickycrummyscuzzymankygungygrottyboggingscungyliterary:besmirchedOpposite immaculate

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a medical term in the sense ‘purulent’): from French sordide or Latin sordidus, from sordere ‘be dirty’. The current senses date from the early 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sordidly adverb
   • 2. sordidness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSORDID | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. uk / ˈsɔː.dɪd / us / ˈsɔːr.dɪd / sordid adjective (DIRTY) Add to word list. dirty and unpleasant: There are lots of really sordid apartments in the city's poorer areas. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Dirty & untidy. all over the place idiom. Augean. besmeared. bespattered. bloodied.

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   The meaning of SORDID is marked by baseness or grossness : vile. How to use sordid in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sordid.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sordidSordid - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Something that is filthy or run down such as a neighborhood or someone's living conditions can be called sordid, but it is usually used figuratively to mean immoral or dishonest. If you want to hear the sordid details of someone's actions, it's because they were extremely dishonest or immoral and also because they were supposed to be kept a secret.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSORDID definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone's behaviour as sordid, you mean that it is immoral or dishonest.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySORDID | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   morally wrong and shocking: He told me he'd had an affair but he spared me the sordid details. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of sordid from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) sordid | Intermediate English. adjective. us / ˈsɔrd·əd / sordid adjective (MORALLY BAD)

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   Sordid definition: morally ignoble or base; vile. See examples of SORDID used in a sentence.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › sordidSordid - definition of sordid by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. dirty, foul, or squalid. 2. degraded; vile; base: a sordid affair. 3. selfish and grasping: sordid avarice. [C16: from Latin sordidus, from sordēre to be dirty] ˈsordidly adv. ˈsordidness n.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsordid adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of sordid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSORDID | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    SORDID definition: unpleasant, dirty, or immoral: . Learn more.

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    Jun 2, 2024 · sordid ( comparative sordider, superlative sordidest) Distasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible. Dirty or squalid. Morally degrading . He rode slowly home along the deserted road, watching the stars come out in the clear violet sky. They flashed softly into the limpid heavens, like jewels let fall into clear water.