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