sordid
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dɪd adjective
1.
morally ignoble or base; vile: sordid methods.
2.
meanly selfish, self-seeking, or mercenary.
3.
dirty or filthy.
4.
squalid; wretchedly poor and run-down: sordid housing.
Related forms
sor·did·ly, adverb
sor·did·ness, noun
un·sor·did, adjective
un·sor·did·ly, adverb
un·sor·did·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. degraded, depraved. See mean2. 2. avaricious, tight, close, stingy. 3. soiled, unclean, foul.
1. degraded, depraved. See mean2. 2. avaricious, tight, close, stingy. 3. soiled, unclean, foul.
Antonyms
1. honorable. 2. generous. 3. clean.
1. honorable. 2. generous. 3. clean.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | dirty, foul, or squalid |
| 2. | degraded; vile; base: a sordid affair |
| 3. | selfish and grasping: sordid avarice |
| [C16: from Latin sordidus, from sordēre to be dirty] | |
| 'sordidly | |
| —adv | |
| 'sordidness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
sordid
1584, "festering," from L. sordidus "dirty," from sordere "be dirty, be shabby," related to sordes "dirt," from PIE base *swordo- "black, dirty" (cf. Goth. swarts, O.E. sweart "black"). Sense of "foul, low, mean" first recorded 1611.
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Example sentences
His dress was of a piece with his countenance, neither affectedly sordid nor pompous.
One thing which doubtless contributed to keep up this amiable mean, was a general repugnance to sordid labor.
However, when the courts enter this mirk of secrecy it only add one more layer of confusion and complexity to this sordid horror.
Its free press makes the sordid details available to everybody.
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