Sad — Defs

01 a. Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.

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.
“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.]
“Lady Catharine, a sad and religious woman.” — Bacon.

“Which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete counsel of both parties.” — Ld. 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.” — Shak.

“The angelic guards ascended, mute and sad.” — Milton.
6.
Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.
7.
Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked.[Colloq.]

Phrases & compounds

Sad bread — heavy bread.

02 v. t. To make sorrowful; to sadden.

1.
To make sorrowful; to sadden.[Obs.]
“How it sadded the minister's spirits!” — H. Peters.

03 n. Seasonal affective disorder.