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(sd), a.[Compar.Sadder (); supperl.Saddest.] [OE. sad sated, tired, satisfied, firm, steadfast, AS. sd satisfied, sated; akin to D. zat, OS. sad, G. satt, OHG. sat, Icel. sar, saddr, Goth. sas, 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. Chaucer. 2. Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard. [Obs., except in a few phrases; as, sad bread.] His hand, more sad than lump of lead. Spenser. Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad. Mortimer. 3. Dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors. "Sad-colored clothes." Walton. Woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of all sad colors. Mortimer. 4. Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous. [Obs.] "Ripe and sad courage." Chaucer. Lady Catharine, a sad and religious woma Sad v. t.To make sorrowful; to sadden. [Obs.] How it sadded the minister's spirits! H. Peters. スポンサード リンク
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