[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sad \sad\ sa^d, a. compar. sadder sa^d"d~er;
   superl. saddest. oe. sad sated, tired, satisfied, firm,
   steadfast, as. saed satisfied, sated; akin to d. zat, os.
   sad, g. satt, ohg. sat, icel. saethr, saddr, goth.
   sathorns, lith. sotus, l. sat, satis, enough, satur sated,
   gr. 'a`menai to satiate, 'a`dnh enough. cf. assets, sate,
   satiate, satisfy, satire.
   1. sated; satisfied; weary; tired. obs.
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            yet of that art they can not waxen sad,
            for unto them it is a bitter sweet.   --chaucer.
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   2. heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard. obs., except in a
      few phrases; as, sad bread.
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            his hand, more sad than lump of lead. --spenser.
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            chalky lands are naturally cold and sad. --mortimer.
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   3. dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors. "sad-colored
      clothes." --walton.
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            woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the
            foundation of all sad colors.         --mortimer.
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   4. serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.
      obs. "ripe and sad courage." --chaucer.
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            lady catharine, a sad and religious woman. --bacon.
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            which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete
            counsel of both parties.              --ld. berners.
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   5. affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with
      affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.
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            first were we sad, fearing you would not come;
            now sadder, that you come so unprovided. --shak.
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            the angelic guards ascended, mute and sad. --milton.
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   6. afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad
      accident; a sad misfortune.
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   7. hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked. colloq. "sad
      tipsy fellows, both of them." --i. taylor.
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   note: sad is sometimes used in the formation of
         self-explaining compounds; as, sad-colored, sad-eyed,
         sad-hearted, sad-looking, and the like.
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   sad bread, heavy bread. scot.  local, u.s. --bartlett.
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   syn: sorrowful; mournful; gloomy; dejected; depressed;
        cheerless; downcast; sedate; serious; grave; grievous;
        afflictive; calamitous.
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see also:
sadder saddest assets sate satiate satisfy 
satire sad bread 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sadder \sad"der\, n.
   same as sadda.
   1913 webster
see also:
sadda 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

sad
     adj 1: experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; "feeling sad
            because his dog had died"; "better by far that you
            should forget and smile / than that you should
            remember and be sad"- christina rossetti ant: glad
     2: of things that make you feel sad; "sad news"; "she doesn't
        like sad movies"; "it was a very sad story"; "when i am
        dead, my dearest, / sing no sad songs for me"- christina
        rossetti
     3: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state";
        "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape";
        "a sorry state of affairs" syn: deplorable, distressing,
         lamentable, pitiful, sorry
     also: saddest, sadder
see also:
glad deplorable distressing lamentable pitiful sorry 
saddest sadder 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

sadder
     see sad
see also:
sad 

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