Thesaurus: sad

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1. supperl. Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.
2. supperl. Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
3. supperl. Dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors.
4. supperl. Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.
5. supperl. Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.
6. supperl. Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.
7. supperl. Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked.
8. v. t. To make sorrowful; to sadden.
9. adj. experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
10. adj. of things that make you feel sad
11. adj. bad; unfortunate
12. 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. To make sorrowful; to sadden. [Obs.] How it sadded the minister's spirits! H. Peters.