sad

[Sad]

When you're sad, you feel unhappy. If you've ever experienced the death of a pet you loved deeply, you know exactly what it means to feel sad.

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Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.

Adjective S.
bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"

Adjective
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; "feeling sad because his dog had died"; "Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad"- Christina Rossetti

Adjective S.
of things that make you feel sad; "sad news"; "she doesn''t like sad movies"; "it was a very sad story"; "When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me"- Christina Rossetti

supperl.
Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.

supperl.
Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.

supperl.
Dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors.

supperl.
Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.

supperl.
Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.

supperl.
Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.

supperl.
Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked.

v. t.
To make sorrowful; to sadden.

Sad

Sad , a. [Compar. Sadder ; supperl. Saddest.] [OE. sad sated, tired, satisfied, firm, steadfast, AS. s'91d satisfied, sated; akin to D. zat, OS. sad, G. tt, OHG. sat, sar, saddr, Goth. saps, Lith. sotus, L. sat, satis, enough, satur sated, Gr. to satiate enough. Cf. Assets, Sate, Satiate, Satisfy Satire.] 1. Sated; satisfied; weary; tired. [Obs.]

Yet of that art they can not waxen sad, For unto them it is a bitter sweet.

2. Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard. [Obs., except in a few phrases; as, sad bread.]

His hand, more sad than lump of lead.

Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad.

3. Dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors. "Sad-colored clothes." Walton.

Woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of all sad colors.

4. Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous. [Obs.] "Ripe and sad courage." Bacon.

Which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete counsel of both parties.

5. Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.

First were we sad, fearing you would not come; Now sadder, that you come so unprovided.

The angelic guards ascended, mute and sad.

6. Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune. 7. Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked. [Colloq.] "Sad tipsy fellows, both of them." I. Taylor. &hand; Sad is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sad-colored, sad-eyed, sad-hearted, sad-looking, and the like. Sad bread, heavy bread. [Scot. & Local, U.S.] Bartlett. Syn. -- Sorrowful; mournful; gloomy; dejected; depressed; cheerless; downcast; sedate; serious; grave; grievous; afflictive; calamitous.

Sad

Sad, v. t. To make sorrowful; to sadden. [Obs.]

How it sadded the minister's spirits!

Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.

To make sorrowful; to sadden.

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Usage Examples

A comfortable old age is the reward of a well-spent youth. Instead of its bringing sad and melancholy prospects of decay, it would give us hopes of eternal youth in a better world.

A sad fact of life lately at the Museum of Modern Art is that when it comes to group shows of contemporary painting from the collection, the bar has been set pretty low.

51st State was one that I loved doing because the character was so out there, and in a way I was sad to leave the character behind. I'm afraid I could never be that cool in real life!

'I Know You Care' is about my dad. And I haven't seen him for a long, long time. And my parents divorced when I was really young. And I guess I just wanted a - it was my way of saying that I wasn't bitter or angry anymore. I was just sad and just felt like something was missing.

A marriage is no amusement but a solemn act, and generally a sad one.

A lot of country music is sad.

A lot of sad stories in a row - that wears on you.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

'The Taxi Ride,' from my second album, is one people want to hear a lot. I'm consciously trying to walk on the sunny side of the street, to really lift myself into a place of greater positivity, and that's a sad song.

'Vegas' was something very close to me. I had such a blast doing that. I'm still a little upset that we never really got to shoot that final episode. So many people were invested in it. I'll always be sad about that.

'The Killing' has a really great combination of qualities: Even though it's very sad and deals with mourning and grief, it's still exciting. It's about real people and it doesn't shy from the painful points of life.

A lot of our entertainment throws into detail the stagnation and illness of how we live today-it's sad and it's sick... and it's profitable.

'Eyes Wide Open' took shape from two real life events straight from my own past. One was the sad suicide of my young nephew, a troubled kid, who was found at the bottom of a landmark cliff in central California. The second was a chance encounter forty years ago with none other than, ahem, Charles Manson!

'A Bug's Life' is a really funny movie and the characters have such different personalities. The movie is happy and then gets really sad and I'm like, W'hoa, I'm feeling this way and this movie is about bugs!'

A Church which has lost its memory is in a sad state of senility.