Sordid
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Dirty or squalid. Morally degrading. Grasping.
Corrupt
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.With lots of errors in it; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
Example sentence: The problem with Russia is not corruption per se, or even Putin per se. Russian government is not corrupt because Vladimir Putin has absolute power. Russian government has been corrupt and will always be as long as anyone has absolute power.