The meaning of SORDID is marked by baseness or grossness : vile. How to use sordid in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sordid.

SORDID definition: 1. dirty and unpleasant: 2. morally wrong and shocking: 3. dirty and unpleasant: . Learn more.

Definition of sordid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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SORDID definition: morally ignoble or base; vile. See examples of sordid used in a sentence.

Define sordid. sordid synonyms, sordid pronunciation, sordid translation, English dictionary definition of sordid. adj. 1. Morally degraded: "The sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils" .

There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word sordid, two of which are labelled obsolete. See Meaning & use for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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