Sordid - English meaning
Sordid – definitions in English dictionary
adjectiveInvolving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.
Usage examples:
The story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams
adjectiveMorally ugly, so that being involved makes you feel dirty
Usage examples:
A sordid story, sordid details, the sordid condition of many of the city school buildings was shock…
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Word 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.
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