sordid - Definition | Dictionary definition of sordid

Definition of sordid

morally degraded

"the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce

Synonyms:: seamy, seedy, sleazy, squalid; disreputable
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance

unethical or dishonest

"a sordid political campaign"

foul and run-down and repulsive

"sordid shantytowns"

Synonyms:: flyblown, squalid; dirty, soiled, unclean
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

meanly avaricious and mercenary

"sordid avarice"

"sordid material interests"

Synonyms:: acquisitive
eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas