morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"
disapproval If you describe someone's behaviour as sordid, you mean that it is immoral or dishonest. I don't want to hear the sordid details of your relationship with Sandra
disapproval If you describe a place as sordid, you mean that it is dirty, unpleasant, or depressing. the attic windows of their sordid little rooms. = seedy
foul and run-down and repulsive; "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns"