Both Uses of
sordid
in
Moby Dick
- The permanent constitutional condition of the manufactured man, thought Ahab, is sordidness.†
Chpt 46-48 *
- The gallant Perseus, a son of Jupiter, was the first whaleman; and to the eternal honour of our calling be it said, that the first whale attacked by our brotherhood was not killed with any sordid intent.†
Chpt 82-84
Definition:
immoral, dishonest, or disgusting