Associations to the word «Sordid»
Noun
- Extreme
- Corruption
- Scandal
- Dreaming
- Desire
- Rich
- Pleasure
- Discomfort
- Moral
- Rag
- Truth
- Greatness
- Nature
- Browning
- Temper
- Disgrace
- Agony
- Temptation
- Murder
- Mess
- Aspect
- Evil
- Prospect
- Pride
- Self
- Circus
- Sphere
- Distress
- Noble
- Contrast
- Sense
- Virtue
- Adventure
- Hope
- Atmosphere
- Spirit
- Consideration
- Grief
- Misfortune
- Love
- Care
- Mind
- Simplicity
- Struggling
- Clean
- Mankind
- Happiness
- Suffering
- Poetry
- Dealing
- Circumstance
- Joy
- Bore
- Thing
- Slave
Adjective
Wiktionary
SORDID, adjective. Dirty or squalid.
SORDID, adjective. Morally degrading.
SORDID, adjective. Grasping.
Dictionary definition
SORDID, adjective. Morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal".
SORDID, adjective. Unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign".
SORDID, adjective. Foul and run-down and repulsive; "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns".
SORDID, adjective. Meanly avaricious and mercenary; "sordid avarice"; "sordid material interests".
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