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Define Sordid
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sordid (adjective)
Pronunciation: /ˈsɔːr·dɪd/ (SOR-did)
Meanings
- Physically dirty or run-down; squalid.
Example: "They lived in a sordid boardinghouse on the edge of town."
- Morally degraded, base, or ignoble; marked by corruption or deceit.
Example: "The book exposes the sordid details of the scandal."
Forms and related words
- Comparative/superlative: more sordid, most sordid
- Noun: sordidness
Synonyms
- dirty, squalid, seedy, sleazy, filthy, vile, ignoble, base
Antonyms
- clean, pristine, honorable, noble
Etymology
From Latin sordidus “dirty,” via late Middle English/early Modern English usage.
Pronunciation: /ˈsɔːr·dɪd/ (SOR-did)
Meanings
- Physically dirty or run-down; squalid.
Example: "They lived in a sordid boardinghouse on the edge of town."
- Morally degraded, base, or ignoble; marked by corruption or deceit.
Example: "The book exposes the sordid details of the scandal."
Forms and related words
- Comparative/superlative: more sordid, most sordid
- Noun: sordidness
Synonyms
- dirty, squalid, seedy, sleazy, filthy, vile, ignoble, base
Antonyms
- clean, pristine, honorable, noble
Etymology
From Latin sordidus “dirty,” via late Middle English/early Modern English usage.
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