sordidly

Meanings

• adjective

  Characterized by or indicative of base or dishonorable motives or acts.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sordidly
cordially , morally , boringly , adoringly

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Variants

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sordid , sordidly , sordidness , sordidnesses

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'dirty' or 'filthy', the term 'sordidly' came to be used in the 16th century to describe base or dishonorable motives or acts.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'sordid' is derived from the Latin word 'sordidus', which means 'dirty' or 'filthy'.

2. In the novel 'Lolita' by Vladimir Nabokov, the narrator Humbert Humbert describes his obsession with the young girl Lolita as 'sordidly beautiful'.

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Related Concepts

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1. immorality: The quality or state of being immoral; wickedness or depravity.

2. vice: A moral fault or immorality.

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Quotes

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1. And Vermes's story is also in part an international thriller, especially with the high-level goings-on around the Scrolls. The full "sordid" tale of spite, scholarly selfishness, and undisguised anti-Semitism, which kept access to the Dead Sea texts restricted for decades to a tiny cartel, unwinds in his pages.

   - Paula Fredriksen,{it}New Republic{/it},15 Oct. 2001

2. In fact, audiences now have become so blasé about accounts of celebrities' "sordid" personal lives that some stars are turning potential publicity nightmares into confessional coups.

   - Stephen Rebello,{it}Vibe{/it},May 1999

3. Another reporter working to verify the book's charges ended up unmasking author James Hatfield's "sordid" past, revealing how little the publisher knew about its author …

   - Jennifer Greenstein,{it}Brill's Content{/it},February 2000

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Culture

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In literature, 'sordidly' has been used to describe the base or dishonorable aspects of human nature, often in the context of crime or immorality. For example, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', the protagonist Raskolnikov's sordid thoughts and actions lead him to commit murder.

How to Memorize "sordidly"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a dirty or filthy environment to help remember the meaning of 'sordidly'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'sordidly' with the idea of something base or dishonorable.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Sordidly = Something wicked this way comes' to remember the meaning.

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