Sordid Definition & Meaning
sordid
- adjective
- 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"
- unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign"
- 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"
- meanly avaricious and mercenary; "sordid avarice"; "sordid material interests"
"Sordid" in song lyrics
See how sordid is used in real songs:
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"And the wealth is sordid"
Da T.R.U.T.H. — Welcome to the Faith
Words that rhyme with sordid
Usage tips for "sordid"
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