[sor.did] adj [L sordidus, fr. sordes dirt--more at swart] (1609) 1: marked by baseness or grossness: vile "~ motives"
2. a: dirty, filthy b: wretched, squalid
3: meanly avaricious: covetous
4: of a dull or muddy color syn see mean -- sor.did.ly adv -- sor.did.ness n