[ˈsɔːdɪd], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt
(e.g: the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams)

- dirty or squalid
(e.g: the overcrowded housing conditions were sordid and degrading)


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Origin:
late Middle English (as a medical term in the sense ‘purulent’): from French sordide or Latin sordidus, from sordere ‘be dirty’. The current senses date from the early 17th century