sordid
sordid
adj.
Poor, mean: P. and V. κᾰκός, φαῦλος, Ar. and P. μοχθηρός.
Base: P. and V. αἰσχρός, κᾰκός, πονηρός, μοχθηρός, φαῦλος, ἀ̆νάξιος, Ar. and P. ἀ̆γεννής.
Illiberal: P. ἀνελεύθερος.
Niggardly: P. and V. αἰσχροκερδής, φῐλάργῠρος, Ar. and P. φῐλοκερδής, φειδωλός.
adj.
Poor, mean: P. and V. κᾰκός, φαῦλος, Ar. and P. μοχθηρός.
Base: P. and V. αἰσχρός, κᾰκός, πονηρός, μοχθηρός, φαῦλος, ἀ̆νάξιος, Ar. and P. ἀ̆γεννής.
Illiberal: P. ἀνελεύθερος.
Niggardly: P. and V. αἰσχροκερδής, φῐλάργῠρος, Ar. and P. φῐλοκερδής, φειδωλός.
SORDID
humilis (low-minded; opposed to altus excelsus): abjectus (despicable): illiberalis (ungentlemanly): sordidus (base and mean): turpis (disgraceful; opposed to honestus): impurus (vicious; opposed to castus): improbus (vile bad): foedus (disgusting): A sordid spirit sordes.
humilis (low-minded; opposed to altus excelsus): abjectus (despicable): illiberalis (ungentlemanly): sordidus (base and mean): turpis (disgraceful; opposed to honestus): impurus (vicious; opposed to castus): improbus (vile bad): foedus (disgusting): A sordid spirit sordes.
sordid:
I. Mean, niggardly:
1. sordĭdus (of mean, dirty ways): s. avarice, sordidus cupido (cupido is always masc. in Hor.), Hor. Od. 2, 16, 15: Plin.: Quint.
2. restrictus (close): Cic. Off. 2, 18, 62. Cf. also parcus, tĕnax, ăvārus, mălignus (v.NIGGARDLY ).
II. Abject, grovelling:
1. sordĭdus: Join: s. cares, humiles et s. curae, Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3: s. gains, illiberales et s. quaestus, Cic. Off. 1, 42, 150: that most base and s. of all men, iste omnium turpissimus et sordidissimus, Cic. Att. 9, 9, 3.
2. hŭmĭlis. See alsoABJECT , GROVELLING , MEAN , LOW . Phr.: a s. mind, animus depressus et quasi demersus in terram, Cic. Sen. 21, 77: also, animus pusillus, id. Fam. 2, 17, 7 (v. PALTRY PETTY ).
III. Of birth: humble: q. v.
IV. Of dress: shabbily dressed:
1. sordĭdātus: Cic.: Ter.: Plaut.
2. sordĭdus: wisdom is often hidden under a s. cloak, saepe est etiam sub palliolo s. sapientia, Caecil. in Cic. Fam. 3, 23, 56.
3. obsŏlētus: Cic. See alsoMEANLY , POORLY . Phr.: to have s. sentiments, humiliter demisseque sentire, Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 24.
V. Of style in language: v.MEAGRE (II.).
I. Mean, niggardly:
1. sordĭdus (of mean, dirty ways): s. avarice, sordidus cupido (cupido is always masc. in Hor.), Hor. Od. 2, 16, 15: Plin.: Quint.
2. restrictus (close): Cic. Off. 2, 18, 62. Cf. also parcus, tĕnax, ăvārus, mălignus (v.
II. Abject, grovelling:
1. sordĭdus: Join: s. cares, humiles et s. curae, Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3: s. gains, illiberales et s. quaestus, Cic. Off. 1, 42, 150: that most base and s. of all men, iste omnium turpissimus et sordidissimus, Cic. Att. 9, 9, 3.
2. hŭmĭlis. See also
III. Of birth: humble: q. v.
IV. Of dress: shabbily dressed:
1. sordĭdātus: Cic.: Ter.: Plaut.
2. sordĭdus: wisdom is often hidden under a s. cloak, saepe est etiam sub palliolo s. sapientia, Caecil. in Cic. Fam. 3, 23, 56.
3. obsŏlētus: Cic. See also
V. Of style in language: v.
sordidus
dirty, unclean, foul, filthy, squalid, sordid
ignoble, ungenerous, vulgar, sordid, mean, disobliging
dirty, unclean, foul, filthy, squalid, sordid
appearing fewer than 50 times
illiberalisignoble, ungenerous, vulgar, sordid, mean, disobliging