sor·did

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• sor´did|ly — sor|did «SR dihd», adjective. 1. dirty; filthy: »The poor family lived in a sordid hut. SYNONYM(S): foul, squalid. 2. a) caring too much for money; meanly selfish: »His ambitions are a little sordid…he is too intent upon growing rich (Winston… …   Useful english dictionary

• sor|did — «SR dihd», adjective. 1. dirty; filthy: »The poor family lived in a sordid hut. SYNONYM(S): foul, squalid. 2. a) caring too much for money; meanly selfish: »His ambitions are a little sordid…he is too intent upon growing rich (Winston Churchill) …   Useful english dictionary

• sor´did|ness — sor|did «SR dihd», adjective. 1. dirty; filthy: »The poor family lived in a sordid hut. SYNONYM(S): foul, squalid. 2. a) caring too much for money; meanly selfish: »His ambitions are a little sordid…he is too intent upon growing rich (Winston… …   Useful english dictionary

• sor — ad·dres·sor; ad·pro·mis·sor; ad·ses·sor; ag·gres·sor; ais·sor; an·te·ces·sor; as·cen·sor; as·ses·sor; as·ses·sor·ship; cen·sor·a·ble; cen·sor·ate; cen·sor·ship; com·pres·sor; con·fes·sor; con·sor·tion; con·sor·ti·um; cre·sor·ci·nol; de·fen·sor;… …   English syllables

• did — ac·ri·did; aleu·ro·did; ar·a·did; ar·chi·did·as·ca·li·an; can·did·ly; can·did·ness; con·did·dle; co·pep·o·did; did; did·der; did·dle dee; did·dle·dees; did·dler; did·dy; did·ger·i·doo; did·na; did·ric; did·y·mo·lite; did·y·mous; Di·lau·did;… …   English syllables

• sordid — sor·did …   English syllables

• sordidly — sor·did·ly …   English syllables

• sordid — sor•did [[t]ˈsɔr dɪd[/t]] adj. 1) morally ignoble or base; vile 2) meanly selfish or mercenary 3) filthy; squalid • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L sordidus=sord(ēs) dirt + idus id IV sor′did•ly, adv. sor′did•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• sordid — sor|did [ˈso:dıd US ˈso:r ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: sordidus, from sordes dirt ] 1.) involving immoral or dishonest behaviour sordid business/affair/story etc ▪ The whole sordid affair came out in the press. ▪ She discovered the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sòrdid — sòr|did Mot Pla Adjectiu variable …   Diccionari Català-Català