sad

 
Pronunciation: /sad/

adjective (sadder, saddest)

  • 1feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy: I was sad and subdued they looked at her with sad, anxious faces
  • causing or characterized by sorrow or regret; unfortunate and regrettable: he told her the sad story of his life a sad day for us all
  • 2 informal pathetically inadequate or unfashionable: the show is tongue-in-cheek—anyone who takes it seriously is a bit sad
  • 3(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.

Phrases

sad to say

unfortunately, regrettably: sad to say, science is no longer pure

Origin:

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'