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

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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 | American Dictionary. 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.

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   soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime. adjective. morally degraded. synonyms: seamy, seedy, sleazy, squalid. disreputable. lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance. adjective. unethical or dishonest. “a sordid political campaign”.

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   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.

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

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   Define sordid. sordid synonyms, sordid pronunciation, sordid translation, English dictionary definition of sordid. adj. 1. Morally degraded: "The sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils" . See Synonyms at base2. 2. a. Dirty or filthy: sordid clothing....

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   Definition of sordid adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. sordid. adjective. /ˈsɔːdɪd/ /ˈsɔːrdɪd/ not moral or honest. It was a shock to discover the truth about his sordid past. I didn't want to hear the sordid details of their relationship. I don’t care about you and your sordid little affairs! Topics Personal qualities c2.

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    Sordid Sentence Examples. For the first time in their history, they stood a real chance of turning a sordid love story into a pure one. Obviously they thought there was something sordid to hide. It was too ugly, too sordid, too fearful to be heroic.

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    Jul 30, 2024 · sordid (comparative sordider, superlative sordidest) Distasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible.