sordid.

1. Dirty, squalid, or unpleasantly neglected.

2. Dishonorable or morally degraded.

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• sordid room

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A sordid room lay behind the shop.

The sordid lodging smelled of stale smoke.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Comparative more sordid; superlative most sordid where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.