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sordid definition

sor·did (sôr′did)

adjective

    1. dirty; filthy
    2. squalid; depressingly wretched
    1. base; ignoble; mean
    2. mercenary, avaricious, grasping, or meanly selfish

Etymology: Fr sordide < L sordidus < sordes, filth < IE base *swordo(s)-, black, dirty > swarthy, Ger schwarz

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