adj.
Pronunciation: ' sad
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: sad · der ; sad · dest
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sæd sated; akin to Old High German sat sated, Latin satis enough
Date: 13th century
1 a : affected with or expressive of grief or unhappiness : DOWNCAST b (1) : causing or associated with grief or unhappiness : DEPRESSING < sad news> (2) : REGRETTABLE , DEPLORABLE <a sad relaxation of morals ― C. W. Cunnington> c : of little worth
2 : of a dull somber color
– sad · ly adverb
– sad · ness noun