adj.
a seedy district
the seamy side of life
sleazy characters hanging around casinos
sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal
dirty police officers
a sordid political campaign
a flyblown bar on the edge of town
a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town
squalid living conditions
sordid shantytowns
sordid avarice
sordid material interests
