| ADJECTIVE | all | sordid, seamy, seedy, sleazy, squalid | morally degraded |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | sordid, dirty, shoddy | unethical or dishonest | |
| all | sordid, flyblown, squalid | foul and run-down and repulsive | |
| all | sordid | meanly avaricious and mercenary |
| Sounds | sao'rdahd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abbreviated ... wounded: 365 rhymes with ahd... | |
| Meaning | morally degraded. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce | |
| Synonyms | seamy, seedy, sleazy, squalid | |
| Broader | disreputable | lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance |
| Spanish | sórdido | |
| Nouns | sordidness | unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values |
| Meaning | Unethical or dishonest. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a sordid political campaign" | |
| Synonyms | dirty, shoddy | |
| Broader | corrupt | lacking in integrity |
| Spanish | sórdido, sucio | |
| Nouns | sordidness | unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values |
| Meaning | foul and run-down and repulsive. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "sordid shantytowns" | |
| Synonyms | flyblown, squalid | |
| Broader | dirty, soiled, unclean | Soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime |
| Spanish | miserable, sórdido | |
| Catalan | miserable, sòrdid | |
| Nouns | sordidness | sordid dirtiness |
| Adverbs | sordidly | in a sordid or squalid way |
| Meaning | meanly avaricious and mercenary. | |
|---|---|---|
| Examples |
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| Broader | acquisitive | eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas |
| Spanish | sórdido | |
| Nouns | sordidness | unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values |
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