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sordidly

sordidly adverb: in a sordid manner; in a way that is dirty or morally low.

Adverb

sordidly (comparative more sordidly, superlative most sordidly)

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

Forms of sordidly

comparativemore sordidly
superlativemost sordidly

Origin of sordidly

From sordid + -ly.

Questions about sordidly

What does sordidly mean?
Sordidly means in a sordid manner; in a way that is dirty or morally low.
What part of speech is sordidly?
Sordidly is an adverb.

Words near sordidly in the dictionary

  1. sordid
  2. sordider
  3. sordidest
  4. sordidities
  5. sordidity
  6. sordidly
  7. sordidness
  8. sordidnesses
  9. sordine
  10. sordines
  11. sordini

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