sordidly

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adverb

In a sordid manner; in a way that is dirty or morally low.

Similar
squalidly
OriginEnglish sordid ← French sordide ← Middle English sordid →
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Meanings

adverbsordidly (comparative more sordidly, superlative most sordidly)

comparative more sordidly · superlative most sordidly

  1. In a sordid manner; in a way that is dirty or morally low.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a sordid or squalid way

Similar
squalidly
Also see
squalidly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsordidus
  2. Middle Englishsordid
  3. Frenchsordide
  4. Englishsordid
  5. Englishsordidly

From sordid + -ly.

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APA

sordidly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sordidly

MLA

“sordidly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sordidly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sordidly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sordidly.

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