sad

[ sad ]

/ sæd /

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adjective, sad·der, sad·dest.

affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.

expressive of or characterized by sorrow: sad looks; a sad song.

causing sorrow: a sad disappointment; sad news.

(of color) somber, dark, or dull; drab.

deplorably bad; sorry: a sad attempt.

Obsolete. firm or steadfast.

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Origin of sad

before 1000; Middle English; Old English sæd grave, heavy, weary, orig. sated, full; cognate with German satt, Gothic saths full, satisfied; akin to Latin satis enough, satur sated, Greek hádēn enough. See satiate, saturate

SYNONYMS FOR sad

1 unhappy, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, gloomy, downcast, downhearted, depressed, dejected, melancholy.

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ANTONYMS FOR sad

1 happy.

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OTHER WORDS FROM sad

sad·ly, adverbsad·ness, noun

Words nearby sad

sacrosciatic, sacrospinal, sacrotransverse position, sacrovertebral, sacrum, sad, sad case, sad sack, sad tree, sad-faced, sadaqat

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Sadly, laws throughout the Middle East—from North Africa to the Gulf—limit the rights of religious minorities and non-believers.
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But the sultan only shook his head, and said sadly, 'What is that to me?
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I forgot my flowers, walked in slowly and sadly and carried in two lanterns to store in the shed chamber.
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“I would deny the maid nought that were for her good, Orige,” said the father, sadly.
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We go about even the most delightful of our affairs in a sadly hum-drum way.
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The old man's eyes dwelt upon her with a sadly wistful air; and I like to feel that it was of Nannie he was thinking.
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British Dictionary definitions for sadly (1 of 2)

SAD

abbreviation for

seasonal affective disorder

British Dictionary definitions for sadly (2 of 2)

sad

/ (sæd) /

adjective sadder or saddest

feeling sorrow; unhappy

causing, suggestive, or expressive of such feelingsa sad story

unfortunate; unsatisfactory; shabby; deplorableher clothes were in a sad state

British informal ludicrously contemptible; pathetiche's a sad, boring little wimp

(of pastry, cakes, etc) not having risen fully; heavy

(of a colour) lacking brightness; dull or dark

archaic serious; grave

verb

NZ to express sadness or displeasure strongly

Derived forms of sad

sadly, adverbsadness, noun

Word Origin for sad

Old English sæd weary; related to Old Norse sathr, Gothic saths, Latin satur, satis enough

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Medical definitions for sadly

SAD

abbr.