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- pronunciation:
- sor
dihd
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
dirty, filthy, or foul, esp. from neglect or poverty; squalid; wretched.
They were shocked by the sordid living conditions in the camp.- synonyms:
- seamy, seedy, squalid, wretched
- antonyms:
- immaculate
- similar words:
- dingy, dirty, filthy, foul, grubby, nasty, offensive, rotten, shabby, sleazy, unclean, vile
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| definition 2: |
selfishly greedy; mercenary or miserly.
She could never have guessed that her grandson would act with such sordid motives.- synonyms:
- avaricious, base, mercenary, miserly
- similar words:
- churlish, grasping, greedy, hoggish, mean, petty, rapacious, selfish, stingy, venal
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| definition 3: |
morally bad; ignoble or base.
The massacre represents a sordid episode in our history.- synonyms:
- base, ignoble, shameful, squalid
- antonyms:
- respectable
- similar words:
- bad, corrupt, dirty, disgraceful, disgusting, disreputable, foul, grubby, immoral, infamous, low, mean, nasty, perverted, rank, rotten, ugly, vile, vulgar
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| related words: |
abject, acquisitive, beastly, ignoble, miserable, sorry |
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| derivations: |
sordidly (adv.), sordidness (n.) |
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