Definition of sordid

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  • sordid is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • sordid is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • sordid is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of sordid

  • unethical or dishonest (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a sordid political campaign

    Synonyms

    1. dirty
    2. shoddy
  • foul and run-down and repulsive (adjective)

    Examples

    1. sordid shantytowns

    Synonyms

    1. flyblown
    2. squalid
  • morally degraded (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils

    Synonyms

    1. seamy
    2. seedy
    3. sleazy
    4. squalid
  • meanly avaricious and mercenary (adjective)

    Examples

    1. sordid avarice
    2. sordid material interests

See definition of sordid in Merriam Webster