sordid

/sˈɔɹdəd/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. morally degraded- Seattle Weekly- James Joyce
   “a seedy district”
2. unethical or dishonest
   “dirty police officers”
3. foul and run-down and repulsive
   “a flyblown bar on the edge of town”
4. meanly avaricious and mercenary
   “sordid avarice”

Synonyms for sordid

• seamy
• seedy
• sleazy
• squalid
• disreputable
• dirty
• shoddy
• corrupt
• flyblown
• acquisitive

Words that rhyme with sordid

• corded
• afforded
• boarded