sad

You, dear reader and refusenik, will likely be called a cynic or a sad sack by friends.

It would be a sad alternative—as both the mule and the dog were looked upon more in the light of companions than slaves.

And it might so easily have been the other way—Emil who was ill and Amedee who was sad!

The face usually so sparkling looked very, very pale, and worn, and sad.

By noon he had reached the country of the plantations, the great, sad, silent levels bordering the mighty river.

"You have thought over this sad problem a great deal," said Mr. Dinneford.