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Dictionary definition and meaning for sordid

SORDID

(adj.) meanly avaricious and mercenary
"sordid avarice", "sordid material interests"
(adj.) 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"
synonyms : flyblown , squalid
(adj.) unethical or dishonest
"dirty police officers", "a sordid political campaign"
synonyms : dirty
(adj.) morally degraded
"a seedy district", "the seamy side of life", "sleazy characters hanging around casinos", "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls", "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils", "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"
synonyms : seamy , seedy , sleazy , squalid

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(Tag: ) (SORDID)SORry I DID this FILTHY, VILE thing.
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(Tag: ) split it like SOR+DID..sor..sounds like sour..WE all have heard of AVARICIOUS and dishonest FOX....who once SAID A VERY FAMOUS LINE THAT WE ALL REMEMBER.....these grapes are SOUR..when we generally know that fox are quite greedy, mean , filthy and di
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