— sordidly , adv. — sordidness , n.
/sawr"did/ , adj.
1. morally ignoble or base; vile: sordid methods.
2. meanly selfish, self-seeking, or mercenary.
3. dirty or filthy.
4. squalid; wretchedly poor and run-down: sordid housing.
[ 1590-1600; sordidus, equiv. to sord ( es ) dirt + -idus -ID 4 ]
Syn. 1. degraded, depraved. See mean 2 . 2. avaricious, tight, close, stingy. 3. soiled, unclean, foul.
Ant. 1. honorable. 2. generous. 3. clean.