SORDID Meaning of SORDID in English ■ adjective1》 involving ignoble actions and motives. 2》 dirty or squalid.Derivatives~ly adverb~ness noun OriginME: from Fr. ~e or L. ~us , from sordere 'be dirty'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004