Sad
a.
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Sated; satisfied; weary; tired. [Obs.]
Yet of that art they can not waxen sad,
For unto them it is a bitter sweet.
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Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard. [Obs., except in a few phrases; as, sad bread.]
His hand, more sad than lump of lead.
Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad.
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Dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors.
Woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of all sad colors.
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Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous. [Obs.]
Lady Catharine, a sad and religious woman.
Which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete counsel of both parties.
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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.
The angelic guards ascended, mute and sad.
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Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.
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Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked. [Colloq.]
Phrases & Compounds
- Sad bread
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heavy bread.