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sordid > 4 senses
ADJECTIVE1sordid, seamy, seedy, sleazy, squalidMorally degraded
2sordid, dirtyUnethical or dishonest
3sordid, flyblown, squalidFoul and run-down and repulsive
4sordidMeanly avaricious and mercenary
sordid > pronunciation
Soundssao'rdahd
Rhymesabbreviated, accepted, acid, and 377 more rhymes in ahd...
sordid > adjective 1
MeaningMorally degraded.
Examples"the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce
Synonymsseamy, seedy, sleazy, squalid
Similar todisreputable
Nounssordidness
sordid > adjective 2
MeaningUnethical or dishonest.
Examples"a sordid political campaign"
Synonymsdirty
Similar tocorrupt
Nounssordidness
sordid > adjective 3
MeaningFoul and run-down and repulsive.
Examples"sordid shantytowns"
Synonymsflyblown, squalid
Similar todirty, soiled, unclean
Nounssordidness
Adverbssordidly
sordid > adjective 4
MeaningMeanly avaricious and mercenary.
Examples"sordid avarice"; "sordid material interests"
Similar toacquisitive
Nounssordidness

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