sordid
Distasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptibleDistasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible.
» Sami's sordid love affair destroyed his marriage.
Meaning
5 sensesDistasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible.
The politician was involved in a sordid money laundering scheme.
widerwärtig, verachtenswert, niederträchtig
огиднийohydnyj, мерзеннийmerzennyj
Dirty or squalid.
They rented a sordid apartment together.
dreckig, schäbig, schmutzig
гря́зныйgrjáznyj
бруднийbrudnyj
Morally degrading.
schmutzig, schäbig
опустившийсяopustivšijsja, ни́зкийnízkij
morally degraded
Grasping; stingy; avaricious.
geizig
коры́стныйkorýstnyj, жа́дныйžádnyj
корисливийkoryslyvyj
meanly avaricious and mercenary
Of a dull colour.
Examples
5 sentencesSami's sordid love affair destroyed his marriage.
Live can so easily degenerate into something sordid and vulgar.
deDas Leben kann so leicht in etwas Schmutziges und Vulgäres entarten.
Can you understand why they have to pig it in one sordid room?
deKannst du begreifen, warum sie in einem einzigen armseligen Raum hausen müssen?
He resists the sordid task.
Ziri hates Rima's sordid stories.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sordide, from Latin sordidus.From Middle English sordide, from Latin sordidus.
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Forms
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