sad.
Emotionally negative.
Meaning & usage
Emotionally negative. Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
She gets sad when he's away.
Emotionally negative. Appearing sorrowful.
The puppy had a sad little face.
Emotionally negative. Causing sorrow; lamentable.
It's a sad fact that most rapes go unreported.
Emotionally negative. Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
That's the saddest-looking pickup truck I've ever seen.
Emotionally negative. Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.
Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.
Steadfast, valiant.
Dignified, serious, grave.
Naughty; troublesome; wicked.
Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
I can't believe you use drugs; you're so sad!
You’d have to be really sad to wear a shirt like that.
Soggy (to refer to pastries).
Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
sad bread
Where this word comes from
From Middle English sad, from Old English sæd (“satisfied, full, sated, unable to handle more, weary”), from Proto-West Germanic *sad, from Proto-Germanic *sadaz (“sated, satisfied”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (“to satiate, satisfy”). Cognate to Saterland Frisian sääd, West Frisian sêd, Dutch zat, German Low German satt, German satt. The interjection sense is a reference to frequent usage of the word as an interjection in the tweets of Q22686, 45th & 47th President of the United States (2017–2021; 2025–)); a Trumpism.
To make melancholy; to sadden or grieve (someone).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English sad, from Old English sæd (“satisfied, full, sated, unable to handle more, weary”), from Proto-West Germanic *sad, from Proto-Germanic *sadaz (“sated, satisfied”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (“to satiate, satisfy”). Cognate to Saterland Frisian sääd, West Frisian sêd, Dutch zat, German Low German satt, German satt. The interjection sense is a reference to frequent usage of the word as an interjection in the tweets of Q22686, 45th & 47th President of the United States (2017–2021; 2025–)); a Trumpism.
Expressing contempt, ridicule or disgust; bah!
Where this word comes from
From Middle English sad, from Old English sæd (“satisfied, full, sated, unable to handle more, weary”), from Proto-West Germanic *sad, from Proto-Germanic *sadaz (“sated, satisfied”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (“to satiate, satisfy”). Cognate to Saterland Frisian sääd, West Frisian sêd, Dutch zat, German Low German satt, German satt. The interjection sense is a reference to frequent usage of the word as an interjection in the tweets of Q22686, 45th & 47th President of the United States (2017–2021; 2025–)); a Trumpism.
Alternative form of saad (“Arabic letter”).
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