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sordid
1584, "festering," from L.
sordidus
"dirty," from
sordere
"be dirty, be shabby," related to
sordes
"dirt," from PIE base
*swordo-
"black, dirty" (cf. Goth.
swarts
, O.E.
sweart
"black"). Sense of "foul, low, mean" first recorded 1611.
