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sordid
adjective
meanly avaricious and mercenary
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ˈsɔː.dɪd
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adjective
meanly avaricious and mercenary
“sordid avarice”
adjective
foul and run-down and repulsive
“a flyblown bar on the edge of town”
adjective
unethical or dishonest
“dirty police officers”
adjective
morally degraded
“a seedy district”
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Example Sentences
sordid avarice
sordid material interests
a flyblown bar on the edge of town
a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town
squalid living conditions
sordid shantytowns
dirty police officers
a sordid political campaign
shoddy business practices
a seedy district
the seamy side of life
sleazy characters hanging around casinos
{'source': 'Seattle Weekly', 'text': 'sleazy storefronts with … dirt on the walls'}
{'source': 'James Joyce', 'text': 'the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils'}
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