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sordid

/ sordid /
adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
meanly avaricious and mercenary
"sordid avarice"
"sordid material interests"
Similar:
acquisitive
adjective satellite Sense 2
unethical or dishonest
"dirty police officers"
"a sordid political campaign"
Similar:
corrupt
adjective satellite Sense 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"
Similar:
dirty soiled unclean
adjective satellite Sense 4
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"
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Similar:
disreputable
Semantic Complexity
36%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
6
Total Relationships
6
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

acquisitive corrupt dirty soiled unclean disreputable