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sordid
[ sawr-did ]
adjective
- morally ignoble or base; vile:
sordid methods.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- meanly selfish, self-seeking, or mercenary.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- dirty or filthy.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- squalid; wretchedly poor and run-down:
sordid housing.
sordid
/ ˈɔːɪ /
adjective
- dirty, foul, or squalid
- degraded; vile; base
a sordid affair
- selfish and grasping
sordid avarice
Derived Forms
- ˈǰ徱Ա, noun
- ˈǰ徱, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ǰd· adverb
- ǰd·Ա noun
- ܲ·ǰd adjective
- un·ǰd· adverb
- un·ǰd·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sordid1
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Example Sentences
Moseby doesn’t enter the story with any sort of idealism and yet he is still unmoored by just how cynical, sordid and despicable the world he is drawn into turns out to be.
Braxton: Considering Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s sordid past, it’s a bit unsettling to see his son play someone who is self-absorbed and fancies himself a ladies’ man.
But the computer, whose trove of data contained sordid details of Hunter Biden's private life and raised questions about his business dealings, was real.
It seems he really did believe he could build something which would one day transcend Shwe Kokko's sordid origins as a scam city.
But the new rebel-led government in Damascus has a sordid history of its own, and U.S. officials must carefully assess how to interact with the new regime, starting with a series of U.S. priority interests.
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