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- Dictionarysordid/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 Opposite
- 2. dirty or squalid: "the overcrowded housing conditions were sordid and degrading" Similar Opposite
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Sordid means dirty and unpleasant, or morally wrong and shocking. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see examples from the Hansard archive, and find translations in other languages.
- English (US)
morally wrong and shocking: He told me he'd had an affair...
- Znaczenie Sordid, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
sordid definicja: 1. dirty and unpleasant: 2. morally wrong...
- Sordid: Czech Translation
sordid - translate into Czech with the English-Czech...
- Sordid: Danish Translation
sordid - translate into Danish with the English-Danish...
- Indonesian Translation
sordid translate: kumuh, buruk. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Simplified
SORDID translate: 脏的, 肮脏的,邋遢的, 不道德的, 不道德的,不诚实的,卑鄙的. Learn...
- Sordidly
SORDIDLY definition: 1. in a dirty and unpleasant way: 2. in...
- Sordid Spanish Translation
SORDID translate: sórdido, sórdido, sórdido, sórdido. Learn...
- English (US)
Sordid means marked by baseness or grossness, or dirty, filthy, or meanly greedy. See synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology of sordid.
Sordid means dirty and unpleasant, or morally wrong and shocking. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see examples from various sources, and find translations in other languages.
Sordid means immoral, dishonest, dirty, or depressing. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see synonyms, antonyms, and examples of sordid in sentences.
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.
Sordid definition: morally ignoble or base; vile. See examples of SORDID used in a sentence.
Sordid means morally degraded, dirty, filthy, or squalid. Find the origin, usage, and translations of sordid in English and Spanish dictionaries.