sordid
adjective
[ ˈsɔːdɪd ]
• involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.
• "the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams"
Similar:
sleazy,
seedy,
seamy,
unsavoury,
shoddy,
vile,
foul,
tawdry,
louche,
cheap,
base,
low,
low-minded,
debased,
degenerate,
corrupt,
dishonest,
dishonourable,
disreputable,
despicable,
discreditable,
contemptible,
ignominious,
ignoble,
shameful,
wretched,
abhorrent,
abominable,
disgusting,
sleazoid,
• dirty or squalid.
• "the overcrowded housing conditions were sordid and degrading"
Similar:
dirty,
filthy,
mucky,
grimy,
muddy,
grubby,
shabby,
messy,
soiled,
stained,
smeared,
smeary,
scummy,
slimy,
sticky,
sooty,
dusty,
unclean,
foul,
squalid,
flea-bitten,
slummy,
cruddy,
grungy,
yucky,
icky,
crummy,
scuzzy,
manky,
gungy,
grotty,
bogging,
scungy,
besmirched,
Origin:
late Middle English (as a medical term in the sense ‘purulent’): from French sordide or Latin sordidus, from sordere ‘be dirty’. The current senses date from the early 17th century.
