Category:Sad

Sad, a. [compar. Sadder; supperl. Saddest.] Etym: [oe. sad sated, Tired, satisfied, firm, steadfast, as. sæd satisfied, sated; akin to D. zat, os. sad, g. tt, ohg. sat, sa, saddr, goth. saps, lith. sotus, L. sat, satis, enough, satur sated, gr. 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. Chaucer.

2. Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard. [obs., except in a few Phrases; as, sad bread.] His hand, more sad than lump of lead. Spenser. Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad. Mortimer.

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. Mortimer.

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. Ld. Berners.

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. Shak. The angelic guards ascended, mute and sad. Milton.

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.

Note: 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.

Defn: to make sorrowful; to sadden. [obs.] How it sadded the minister's spirits! H. Peters.