Definition of Sordid

Adjective: sordid sor-did

Morally degraded; unpleasant and offensive; slovenly
"the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils";
- seamy, seedy, sleazy, squalid
Unethical or dishonest
"a sordid political campaign";
- dirty
Foul and run-down and repulsive
"sordid shantytowns";
- flyblown, squalid
Meanly avaricious and mercenary
"sordid avarice"; "sordid material interests"