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sordid

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  1. 1. a. Filthy; foul; dirty. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Vile; base; gross; mean; as, vulgar, sordid mortals. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Meanly avaricious; covetous; niggardly. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. morally degraded Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adj. unethical or dishonest Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. foul and run-down and repulsive Source: wordnet
  7. 7. adj. meanly avaricious and mercenary Source: wordnet
  8. 8. 1. Filthy; foul; dirty. [Obs.] A sordid god; down from his hoary chin A length of beard descends, uncombed, unclean. Dryden. 2. Vile; base; gross; mean; as, vulgar, sordid mortals. "To scorn the sordid world." Milton. 3. Meanly avaricious; covetous; niggardly. He may be old, And yet sordid, who refuses gold. Sir J. Denham. Source: webster
  9. 9. j:100 s. meanly avaricious and mercenary Source: ecdict

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