sordid
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
morally degraded
a seedy district
Related & opposite
- baseness derivation
- sleaziness derivation
- sordidness derivation
- disreputable similar to
Sense 2 adjective
unethical or dishonest
dirty police officers
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
foul and run-down and repulsive
a flyblown bar on the edge of town
Related & opposite
- sordidness derivation
- dirty similar to
Sense 4 adjective
meanly avaricious and mercenary
sordid avarice
Related & opposite
- baseness derivation
- acquisitive similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | baseness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sleaziness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sordidness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | disreputable |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | baseness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | corrupt |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sordidness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | dirty |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | baseness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | acquisitive |