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   Sor·did

   /ˈsôrdəd/

   

   adjective

   • 1. involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt: "the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams" Similar sleazyseedyseamyunsavoryshoddyvilefoultawdrylouchecheapbaselowlow-mindeddebaseddegeneratecorruptdishonestdishonorabledisreputabledespicablediscreditablecontemptibleignominiousignobleshamefulwretchedabhorrentabominabledisgustinginformal:sleazoidOpposite high-mindedrespectable
   • ▪ 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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