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sordid
('s/oU/rd/I/d )

adjective (a)

  • Filthy; foul; dirty.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • morally degraded(adj.all)
    Example:
    The sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils.
    Synonym:
    seamy, seedy, sleazy, squalid
    source: wordnet30
  • unethical or dishonest(adj.all)
    Example:
    A sordid political campaign.
    Synonym:
    dirty
    source: wordnet30
  • foul and run-down and repulsive(adj.all)
    Example:
    Sordid shantytowns.
    Synonym:
    flyblown, squalid
    source: wordnet30
  • meanly avaricious and mercenary(adj.all)
    Example:
    Sordid avarice.
    Sordid material interests.
    source: wordnet30
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