Associations to the word «Sordid»
Noun
- Jude
- Dignity
- Indifference
- Veil
- Narrow
- Pavement
- Sentinel
- Tale
- Reproach
- Wealth
- Affair
- Ignorance
- Gain
- Attendant
- Superiority
- Disposition
- Restraint
- Pity
- Poverty
- Jealousy
- Humor
- Pursuit
- Imagination
- Enough
- Sentiment
- Abode
- Penny
- Mercenary
- Necessity
- Sorrow
- Shine
- Eloquence
- Glory
- Existence
- Crime
- Beauty
- Strife
- Grinding
- Haunt
- Countryman
- Cruelty
- Affection
- Illusion
- Hatred
- Inclination
- Money
- Aim
- Folly
- Genius
- Fortune
- Habit
- Anxiety
- Dust
- Struggle
- Contempt
- Humanity
- Spectacle
- Controlling
- Life
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SORDID, adjective. Dirty or squalid.
SORDID, adjective. Morally degrading.
SORDID, adjective. Grasping.
Dictionary definition
SORDID, adjective. Morally degraded; "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".
SORDID, adjective. Unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign".
SORDID, adjective. Foul and run-down and repulsive; "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns".
SORDID, adjective. Meanly avaricious and mercenary; "sordid avarice"; "sordid material interests".
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.