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sad
adjective
Bad; unfortunate
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sæd
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adjective
Bad; unfortunate
“My finances were in a deplorable state”
adjective
Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
“Feeling sad because his dog had died”
adjective
Of things that make you feel sad
“Sad news”
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My finances were in a deplorable state
A lamentable decision
Her clothes were in sad shape
A sorry state of affairs
Feeling sad because his dog had died
{'source': 'Christina Rossetti', 'text': 'Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad'}
Sad news
She doesn't like sad movies
It was a very sad story
{'source': 'Christina Rossetti', 'text': 'When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me'}
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