Meaning : Morally degraded.
Example :
A seedy district.
The seamy side of life.
Sleazy characters hanging around casinos.
Sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls.
The sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils.
The squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal.
Meaning : Unethical or dishonest.
Example :
Dirty police officers.
A sordid political campaign.
Shoddy business practices.
Translation in other languages :
Meaning : Meanly avaricious and mercenary.
Example :
Sordid avarice.
Sordid material interests.
Sordid meaning in Bengali (Bangla).