SADDER | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Sad

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

Old English sæd ‘sated, weary’, also ‘weighty, dense’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zat and German satt, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin satis ‘enough’. The original meaning was replaced in Middle English by the senses ‘steadfast, firm’ and ‘serious, sober’, and later ‘sorrowful’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: sad
Dialects: British English
Definition:

feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy

Short Definition:

feeling or showing sorrow

Examples:
  • I was sad and subdued
  • they looked at her with sad, anxious faces
Definition:

pathetically inadequate or unfashionable

Short Definition:

pathetically inadequate or unfashionable

Examples:
  • the show is tongue-in-cheek—anyone who takes it seriously is a bit sad
Definition:

(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.

Short Definition:

(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise

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