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sordidness

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Y'know, back in prehistory when we started speculating about cyberwar, I never really anticipated the, I don't know, the sordidness of a group of anonymized schoolyard bullies being totally schooled by an 11-year-old girl, then using what in prehistoric terms would basically be magic to find her somewhere in the world, then targeting a gossip site in utter flaming outrage that this was noticed and commented on. Weren't we supposed to be flying PanAm to the space station by now and making vidphone calls to important business clients?

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sordid dirtiness

Meaning at a glance

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noun

sordid dirtiness

noun

unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values

Definitions

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Example sentences

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Y'know, back in prehistory when we started speculating about cyberwar, I never really anticipated the, I don't know, the sordidness of a group of anonymized schoolyard bullies being totally schooled by an 11-year-old girl, then using what in prehistoric terms would basically be magic to find her somewhere in the world, then targeting a gossip site in utter flaming outrage that this was noticed and commented on. Weren't we supposed to be flying PanAm to the space station by now and making vidphone calls to important business clients?

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How do you use sordidness in a sentence?

Y'know, back in prehistory when we started speculating about cyberwar, I never really anticipated the, I don't know, the sordidness of a group of anonymized schoolyard bullies being totally schooled by an 11-year-old girl, then using what in prehistoric terms would basically be magic to find her somewhere in the world, then targeting a gossip site in utter flaming outrage that this was noticed and commented on. Weren't we supposed to be flying PanAm to the space station by now and making vidphone calls to important business clients?

What does sordidness mean?

sordid dirtiness

What part of speech is sordidness?

sordidness is commonly used as noun.