sordid

/ˈsȯr-dəd/

Latin sordidus, from sordes dirt

adjective

marked by baseness or grossness : vile
dirty, filthy
wretched, squalid

sordid motives

mean ignoble abject sordid mean being below the normal standards of human decency and dignity. mean suggests small-mindedness, ill temper, or cupidity. ignoble suggests a loss or lack of some essential high quality of mind or spirit.