sordid

Letters that make sordid

s, o, d, r, i are letters that make 'sordid'

Words within sordid

OR, id, so, ID are words within 'sordid'


4 possible definitions for 'sordid'

Sordid as "morally degraded"

Under this definition, sordid is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

seedy, seamy, sleazy, squalid have the same meaning as 'sordid'

Derivatives of sordid

baseness, sordidness, contemptibility, despicability, sleaziness, despicableness, squalidness, squalor are derivatives of 'sordid'.

Similar to sordid

disreputable is similar to sordid.

Example of sordid used within this context

"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, "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"


Sordid as "unethical or dishonest"

Under this definition, sordid is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dirty has the same meaning as sordid

Derivatives of sordid

baseness, sordidness, contemptibility, despicability, despicableness are derivatives of 'sordid'.

Similar to sordid

corrupt is similar to sordid.

Example of sordid used within this context

"dirty police officers", "a sordid political campaign"


Sordid as "foul and run-down and repulsive"

Under this definition, sordid is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

flyblown, squalid have the same meaning as 'sordid'

Derivatives of sordid

sordidness, squalidness, squalor are derivatives of 'sordid'.

Similar to sordid

dirty, soiled, unclean are similar to 'sordid'.

Example of sordid used within this context

"a flyblown bar on the edge of town", "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town", "squalid living conditions", "sordid shantytowns"


Sordid as "meanly avaricious and mercenary"

Under this definition, sordid is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of sordid

baseness, sordidness, contemptibility, despicability, despicableness are derivatives of 'sordid'.

Similar to sordid

acquisitive is similar to sordid.

Example of sordid used within this context

"sordid avarice", "sordid material interests"



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