sad
adjective
affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful.
sadder
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comparativeof sad.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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"We were able to find the body; some people couldn't. And that seems even sadder to me," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
"They'd really smashed it live the year before... And then of course it became legendary for various rather sadder reasons."
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The old Nigerian-prince emails promised a fortune; the modern romance scam asks for something smaller and sadder: the money to fix a flat tire, the cost of a plane ticket forever about to be booked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
They’re meant to be heartwarming, I know — “Look at these two, who met in the nursing home when their wheelchairs collided coming out of the bingo game!” — but they just make me sadder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
Briaress expression morphed to something even sadder: his grieving face.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
