sad

Definition

Emotionally negative.

Etymology

From Middle English sad, from Old English sæd (“satisfied, full, sated, unable to handle more, weary”), from Proto-West Germanic *sad, from Proto-Germanic *sadaz (“sated, satisfied”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (“to satiate, satisfy”). Cognate to Saterland Frisian sääd, West Frisian sêd, Dutch zat, German Low German satt, German satt. The interjection sense is a reference to frequent usage of the word as an interjection in the tweets of Donald Trump, President of the United States (2017–2021; a Trumpism.

Example Sentences

• "She gets sad when he's away."
• "Firſt were we ſad, fearing you would not come, / Now ſadder that you come ſo vnprouided:[…]"
• "[…]Th’ Angelic Guards aſcended, mute and ſad[…]"

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