sordid
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- dirty, filthy, foul, mean, seedy, sleazy, squalid, unclean
- base, debauched, degenerate, low, shabby, shameful, vicious, vile
- mercenary, avaricious, covetous, grasping, selfish

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Related Words: foul, nasty, seamy, sodden

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

sor‧did /ˈsɔːdəd, ˈsɔːdɪd $ ˈsɔːr-/ adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: sordidus, from sordes 'dirt']

1. involving immoral or dishonest behaviour
sordid business/affair/story etc
The whole sordid affair came out in the press.
She discovered the truth about his sordid past.
I want to hear all the sordid details!

2. very dirty and unpleasant Synonym : squalid:
a sordid little room

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