sordidly

• Adverbe signifiant de manière sale, déshonorante ou immorale. Décrit des actions ou situations caractérisées par des motifs vils, la misère ou l'ignominie.

An adverb meaning "in a dirty, dishonorable, or morally base manner." It describes actions or situations characterized by ignoble motives, squalor, or sordidness.

1. In a morally shameful wayC1formal

   In a manner that is dirty, dishonest, or morally low.

   de manière honteuse et sordide

   • He sordidly betrayed his closest friend for money.
   • The politician sordidly accepted bribes from corporations.
   • They sordidly exploited the workers for profit.

   Synonymesbaselycontemptiblydespicablydisgracefullydishonorablyfoullyignoblyshamefullyvilely

   Antonymeshonorablymorallynoblypurelyvirtuously

2. In a dirty or squalid mannerC1formal

   In a way that is dirty, unpleasant, or involving low conditions.

   d'une manière sordide

   • The prisoners were sordidly kept in overcrowded cells.
   • The alley was sordidly littered with trash and debris.
   • They lived sordidly in a run-down apartment without heat.

   Synonymesdirtilyfilthilyfoullygrubbilysqualidlyuncleanly