I. ˈsad, ˈsaa(ə)d adjective
( sadder ; saddest )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sæd; akin to Old High German sat sated, Old Norse sathr, saddr, Gothic sads, Latin satur sated, satis enough, Greek hadēn to satiety, enough, Sanskrit a sinva insatiable
1.
a. obsolete : sated , satisfied , surfeited
b. obsolete
(1) : firmly established in status or determination : settled , fixed
settled in his face I see sad resolution — John Milton
(2) : capable of steadfast resistance : stout , valiant
c. archaic : maturely steady : grave , serious
a sadder and a wiser man he rose the morrow morn — S.T.Coleridge
2.
a. obsolete : solid , compacted
b. dialect Britain , of soil : not friable
c. chiefly Midland , of food : heavy , soggy — used especially of baked goods that do not rise
3.
a. : affected with or expressive of grief or unhappiness : downcast , gloomy , mournful
feeling sad because his pet had died
a sad song about his disappointed love
b.
(1) : causing or associated with grief or unhappiness : depressing
heard the sad news of their army's defeat
gay clothes in sad weather was sound sense — Audrey Barker
the long sad notes of taps — J.M.Virden
(2) : giving occasion for regret or dismay : deplorable
those war years were leading to a sad relaxation of morals — C.W.Cunnington
sad to say, the funds were exhausted
c. : of little worth : contemptibly bad : sorry , poor , inferior
some of these stories are good, but many are sad drivel — Norman Douglas
4.
a. archaic : deep , dark
a dark greenish color, growing sadder … as the plant decays, till it approaches a black — Robert Plot
b. : of a dull somber color or shade : drab
sad browns and blacks
II. adverb
archaic : sadly
so sad forlorn — John Keats