26984 words

sordid

4 definitions • 5 examples
1

Examples:

There are lots of really sordid apartments in the city's poorer areas.
2
morally wrong and shocking:

Examples:

He told me he'd had an affair but he spared me the sordid details.
3
morally ugly, so that being involved makes you feel dirty:

Examples:

a sordid story
sordid details
4
dirty and in bad condition:

Examples:

The sordid condition of many of the city school buildings was shocking.

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