Sordid

Portuguese Meaning

sórdido

vil

ignóbil

mesquinho

baixo

miserável

English Meaning

  1. Filthy or dirty; foul.
  2. Depressingly squalid; wretched: sordid shantytowns.
  3. Morally degraded: "The sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils” ( James Joyce). See Synonyms at mean2.
  4. Exceedingly mercenary; grasping.