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Word entry · 3 letters

sad

Best crossword clue

"Blue, emotionally"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ˈsæd/Part of speech adjectiveSorted adsStarts with SEnds with D7 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Unhappy, sorrowful, unfortunate, or causing regret.

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • 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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Used as a crossword answer7 curated clues

01Blue, emotionally3 letters
02Downcast3 letters
03Feeling blue3 letters
04Feeling unhappy3 letters
05Low in spirits3 letters
06Not cheerful3 letters
07Unhappy3 letters

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