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Sordid
adjective/SOR-did/
Dirty, shameful, or involving nasty behaviour.
In contextThey found the abandoned shed in a sordid, grubby state.
Remember it
Sordid sounds like 'sore and dirty' — grimy and shameful all at once.
Use it well
Use for morally dirty or physically grimy, often about secrets or scandals.