SORDID


Meaning of SORDID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sɔ:(r)dɪd ]

1.

If you describe someone’s behaviour as sordid , you mean that it is immoral or dishonest.

I don’t want to hear the sordid details of your relationship with Sandra...

ADJ [ disapproval ]

2.

If you describe a place as sordid , you mean that it is dirty, unpleasant, or depressing.

...the attic windows of their sordid little rooms.

= seedy

ADJ [ disapproval ]

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