sordid English

Meaning sordid meaning

What does sordid mean?

sordid

— adjective (= seamy, seedy, sleazy, squalid) morally degraded a seedy district the seamy side of life sleazy characters hanging around casinos sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls — Seattle Weekly the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils — James Joyce the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal

— adjective meanly avaricious and mercenary sordid avarice sordid material interests

— adjective (= dirty) unethical or dishonest dirty police officers a sordid political campaign

— adjective (= flyblown, squalid) foul and run-down and repulsive a flyblown bar on the edge of town a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town squalid living conditions sordid shantytowns

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squalid

vile

ignoble

dirty

mean

filthy

wretched

sleazy

seamy

nasty

low

base

lousy

gross

stingy

soiled

shoddy

shabby

seedy

scurvy

pitiful

miserable

lowlife

loathsome

hideous

hangdog

foul

flyblown

execrable

detestable

depraved

corrupt

beastly

awful

avaricious

abominable

abject

abhorrent

worthless

woeful

woebegone

vulgar

unpleasant

ungentle

ungenerous

unenviable

unblessed

trashy

tawdry

stinky