/ Dictionary / Index S sordid: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: sor•did Pronunciation: (sôr'did), [key] — adj. morally ignoble or base; vile: sordid methods. meanly selfish, self-seeking, or mercenary. dirty or filthy. squalid; wretchedly poor and run-down: sordid housing. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: sordid (Thesaurus) sorcery sordino Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language