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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sor•did /ˈsɔrdɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - morally low;
base; corrupt:a sordid life; a sordid business deal. - filthy;
squalid:a sordid slum. sor•did•ly, adv. sor•did•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sor•did (sôr′did),USA pronunciation adj. - morally ignoble or base;
vile:sordid methods. - meanly selfish, self-seeking, or mercenary.
- dirty or filthy.
- squalid;
wretchedly poor and run-down:sordid housing.
- Latin sordidus, equivalent. to sord(ēs) dirt + -idus -id4
- 1590–1600
sor′did•ly, adv. sor′did•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged degraded, depraved. See mean 2.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged avaricious, tight, close, stingy.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged soiled, unclean, foul.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged honorable.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged generous.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged clean.
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