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Sad vs. Sorrowful — What's the Difference?

Sad vs. Sorrowful — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Sad and Sorrowful

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Sad

Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy
They looked at her with sad, anxious faces
I was sad and subdued

Sorrowful

Feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow.

Sad

Pathetically inadequate or unfashionable
The show is tongue-in-cheek—anyone who takes it seriously is a bit sad

Sorrowful

Causing sorrow
Sorrowful news.

Sad

(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.
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Sorrowful

(of a person) exhibiting sorrow; dejected; distraught; sad.

Sad

Showing, expressing, or feeling sorrow or unhappiness
A sad face.

Sorrowful

Producing sorrow; causing grief.
Sorrowful accident

Sad

Causing sorrow or gloom; depressing
A sad movie.
Sad news.

Sorrowful

Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed.
My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death.

Sad

Deplorable or inadequate; sorry
A sad state of affairs.
A sad excuse.

Sorrowful

Producing sorrow; exciting grief; mournful; lamentable; grievous; as, a sorrowful accident.

Sad

Dark-hued; somber.

Sorrowful

Experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss;
Sorrowful widows
A sorrowful tale of death and despair
Sorrowful news
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful

Sad

(heading) Emotionally negative.

Sad

Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
She gets sad when he's away.

Sad

Appearing sorrowful.
The puppy had a sad little face.

Sad

Causing sorrow; lamentable.
It's a sad fact that most rapes go unreported.

Sad

Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
That's the saddest-looking pickup truck I've ever seen.

Sad

Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.

Sad

(obsolete) Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.

Sad

(obsolete) Steadfast, valiant.

Sad

(obsolete) Dignified, serious, grave.

Sad

(obsolete) Naughty; troublesome; wicked.

Sad

(slang) Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
I can't believe you use drugs; you're so sad!

Sad

(dialect) Soggy (to refer to pastries).

Sad

(obsolete) Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.

Sad

To make melancholy; to sadden or grieve (someone).

Sad

Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.
Yet of that art they can not waxen sad,For unto them it is a bitter sweet.

Sad

Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
His hand, more sad than lump of lead.
Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad.

Sad

Dull; grave; dark; somber; - said of colors.
Woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of all sad colors.

Sad

Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.
Lady Catharine, a sad and religious woman.
Which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete counsel of both parties.

Sad

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.
The angelic guards ascended, mute and sad.

Sad

Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.

Sad

Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked.

Sad

To make sorrowful; to sadden.
How it sadded the minister's spirits!

Sad

Seasonal affective disorder.

Sad

Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness;
Feeling sad because his dog had died
Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad

Sad

Of things that make you feel sad;
Sad news
She doesn't like sad movies
It was a very sad story
When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me

Sad

Bad; unfortunate;
My finances were in a deplorable state
A lamentable decision
Her clothes were in sad shape
A sorry state of affairs

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