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sordid

adjective (IMMORAL)
 
 
/ˈsɔː.dɪd/ US  /ˈsɔːr-/

Definition

morally wrong and shocking: He told me he'd had an affair but he spared me the sordid details.Morally wrong and evilDishonest sordidly
 
 
/-li/ adverb
Morally wrong and evilDishonest
sordidness
 
 
/-nəs/ noun [U]
Dirty and untidyMorally wrong and evilDishonest
(Definition of sordid adjective (IMMORAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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