The difference between Sordid and Tawdry

When used as adjectives, sordid means distasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible, whereas tawdry means cheap and gaudy.

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  1. Sordid as an adjective:

    Distasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible.

  2. Sordid as an adjective:

    Dirty or squalid.

  3. Sordid as an adjective:

    Morally degrading.

  4. Sordid as an adjective:

    Grasping; stingy; avaricious.

  5. Sordid as an adjective:

    Of a dull colour.

  1. Tawdry as an adjective (of clothing, appearance, etc.):

    Cheap and gaudy; showy.

  2. Tawdry as an adjective (of character, behavior, situations, etc.):

    Unseemly, base, shameful.

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