SORDID Meaning of SORDID in English adj. 1 dirty or squalid. 2 ignoble, mean, or mercenary. 3 mean or niggardly. 4 dull-coloured. sordidly adv. sordidness n.[ F sordide or L sordidus f. sordere be dirty ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012