sordid, adj.
freq. cnt. 2
freq. cnt. 2
morally degraded
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
seamy seedy sleazy sordid squalid
sample sentences
"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"
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meanly avaricious and mercenary
<adj.all>
sordid
sample sentences
"sordid avarice""sordid material interests"
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foul and run-down and repulsive
<adj.all>
flyblown sordid squalid
sample sentences
"a flyblown bar on the edge of town""a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"
"squalid living conditions"
"sordid shantytowns"
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unethical or dishonest
<adj.all>
dirty shoddy sordid
sample sentences
"dirty police officers""a sordid political campaign"
"shoddy business practices"
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