SORDIDLY

sordidly, squalidly

(adverb) in a sordid or squalid way

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

sordidly (comparative more sordidly, superlative most sordidly)

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

Source: Wiktionary


Sor*did"ly, n.

Definition: Sordidness. [Obs.]

Sor"did*ly, adv.

Definition: In a sordid manner.

SORDID

Sor"did, a. Etym: [L. sordidus, fr. sordere to be filthy or dirty; probably akin to E. swart: cf. F. sordide. See Swart, a.]

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’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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