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sordid

Dictionary definition · sordid

adjective

  1. morally degraded"a seedy district"
  2. unethical or dishonest"dirty police officers"
  3. foul and run-down and repulsive"a flyblown bar on the edge of town"
  4. meanly avaricious and mercenary"sordid avarice"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).