sordidly
With moral filth
Sordidly is the adverb form of sordid, describing actions done in a morally degraded, base, or squalid manner.
It suggests something carried out with ignoble motives or in grimy circumstances: He sordidly pocketed the bribe.
The word often implies both moral corruption and physical dirtiness—a deal conducted sordidly might happen in a back alley.
Of little importance
- selfishlyIn a self-centered manner
- greedilyWith excessive wanting
- baselyIn dishonorable fashion
- ignoblyIn dishonorable manner
dishonorably · contemptibly · shamefully · cheap · miserly · avaricious · grasping · covetously
In indecent fashion
- salaciouslyIn a lustful way
- licentiouslyIn a debauched manner
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- lasciviousnessOvert sexual impropriety
lechery · vice · perversion · immorally · sinfully · profligately · dissipation · carnally
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
extortion · nepotism · cronyism · racketeering · malfeasance · venality · collusion · profiteering
Foul, accumulated matter
- povertySevere lack of resources
- slumImpoverished urban district
- hovelWretched small dwelling
- tenementMulti-unit urban dwelling
shantytown · dilapidated · ramshackle · wretchedly · miserably · degradation · destitution · neglect
petty
Of little importance
ignobly · dishonorably · contemptibly · shamefully · cheap · miserly · avaricious · grasping · covetously · calculating
lewdly
In indecent fashion
- salaciouslyIn a lustful way
- licentiouslyIn a debauched manner
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
lasciviousness · lechery · vice · perversion · immorally · sinfully · profligately · dissipation · carnally · lustfully
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
fraud · extortion · nepotism · cronyism · racketeering · malfeasance · venality · collusion · profiteering · underhanded
filth
Foul, accumulated matter
tenement · shantytown · dilapidated · ramshackle · wretchedly · miserably · degradation · destitution · neglect · grime
sordidlynobly
In an honorable manner
virtuously · honorably · righteously · purely · ethically
sordidlycleanly
In a neat manner
purely · immaculately · spotlessly · wholesomely · pristinely
sordidlyrespectably
In honorable manner
reputably · honorably · decorously · creditably · admirably