sad\sad\ (săd), a. [compar. sadder (?); supperl. saddest.] [oe. sad sated, tired, satisfied, firm, steadfast, as. s?d satisfied, sated; akin to d. zat, os. sad, g. satt, ohg. sat, icel. sa?r, saddr, goth. sa?s, 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.] yet of that art they can not waxen sad, for unto them it is a bitter sweet.
2. 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.
3. dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors. "sad-colored clothes." woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of all sad colors.
4. serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous. [obs.] "ripe and sad courage." lady catharine, a sad and religious woman. which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete counsel of both parties. berners.
5. 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.
6. afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.
7. hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked. [colloq.] "sad tipsy fellows, both of them." taylor.
note: sad is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sad-colored, sad-eyed, sad-hearted, sad-looking, and the like.
sad bread, heavy bread. [scot. & local, u.s.]
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