noun
- plural of sordidness; instances or qualities of being morally degraded, vile, or corrupt
- plural of sordidness; instances or qualities of being dirty, filthy, or wretched in appearance
Usage: formal
Usage: formal
Examples
- The novel exposed the various sordidnesses of urban poverty.
- She was shocked by the sordidnesses she witnessed in the abandoned building.
- The documentary revealed the sordidnesses hidden beneath the city’s glamorous facade.
- Multiple sordidnesses plagued the corrupt administration.
- The investigative report catalogued the sordidnesses of the scandal.
- He couldn’t ignore the sordidnesses that surrounded him in the slums.