Meaning & Definition of Sordid in English

1. 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"

2. Unethical or dishonest

• "Dirty police officers"

• "A sordid political campaign"

3. 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"

4. Meanly avaricious and mercenary

• "Sordid avarice"

• "Sordid material interests"