Malcolm /mal-colm/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced MAL-cum. It is of Scottish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Malcolm is devotee of Saint Columba. The name of the prince of Scotland who became king after Macbeth murdered his father. Shakespeare's play was based on the true story.
1 adj If you describe someone's behaviour as sordid, you mean that it is immoral or dishonest. , (disapproval) I don't want to hear the sordid details of your relationship with Sandra... 2 adj If you describe a place as sordid, you mean that it is dirty, unpleasant, or depressing. , (disapproval) (=seedy). ...the attic windows of their sordid little rooms. Translation English Cobuild Collins Dictionary. See also: sword, sporadic, sort, sore. Add your entry in the Collaborative Dictionary.
Sordid Sentence Examples. 1  I flirted like a hooker and goaded him into discussing all those sordid confessions he'd be hearing. 2  That sounds so sordid but, I guess, something like that. 3  His is a sordid history.  It's a little sordid and not undeserved, but I must say, it's plausible. He remained, however, uncertain how to do so without immersing himself further in Lydia Larkin's sordid activities. For the first time in their history, they stood a real chance of turning a sordid love story into a pure one.