sordid - Meaning in Kannada

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sordid - Meaning in Kannada

sordid Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of sordid in English

sordid adjective

1. meanly avaricious and mercenary

   Examples

   • "sordid avarice"
   • "sordid material interests"
2. foul and run-down and repulsive

   Synonyms

   flyblown, squalid

   ಕೊಳಕಾದ, ...Subscribe

   Examples

   • "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"
   • "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"
   • "sordid shantytowns"
   • "squalid living conditions"
3. unethical or dishonest

   Synonyms

   dirty, shoddy

   Examples

   • "a sordid political campaign"
   • "dirty police officers"
   • "shoddy business practices"
4. morally degraded

   Synonyms

   seamy, seedy, sleazy, squalid

   Examples

   • "a seedy district"
   • "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"
   • "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"
   • "the seamy side of life"
   • "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"
   • "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"

Synonyms of sordid

• flyblown, squalid
• dirty, shoddy
• seamy, seedy, sleazy, squalid

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