sordid
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8.3
- adjective
- /ˈsɔrdɪd/
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sórdido
- That's because I love you, and because I want to protect you from these sordid matters I have to deal with.
- sordid business
Examples
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They've all got their sordid little agendas.
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Don't turn a perfectly fun evening into something cheap and sordid by talking business.
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In your home, everything had a price; and a truly sordid series of deals it was.
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She told me about your sordid little plan about moving to Mexico.
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I'm not interested in your sordid escapades.
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The politician was caught in a sordid scandal involving bribery and corruption.
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Her sordid greed led her to betray her friends for financial gain.
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The documentary revealed the sordid practices of the company in its pursuit of profit.
Synonyms
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6.0
Wanting a lot of money, even if it hurts other people
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9.3
Very greedy for money and willing to take things from others
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9.1
A person who takes more than others, especially food, in a greedy, rude way
Wanting very much to get money or things
Antonyms
How Greedy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sordid also comes from the Latin sordidus and sordes, 'dirt' or 'filth'. That's why a sordid desire for money is like moral dirt, because greed makes the action seem mean and 'dirty'.