Sad, (comp. “--er:” Gent. IV, 2, 54. Ado III, 2, 16. Shr. III, 2, 101. Superl. “--est:” Mids. II, 1, 51. H6C II, 1, 67) 1) sorry, sorrowful, melancholy; used of things as well as persons: Ven. 929. Lucr. 262. Lucr. 262 Lucr. 262 Lucr. 262 Sonn. 153, 12. Tp. I, 2, 224. Gent. II, 4, 8. III, 1, 230. IV, 2, 54. IV, 4, 94. Meas. III, 2, 54. Err. I, 1, 121. IV, 2, 4. V, 45. Ado I, 3, 2. III, 2, 20. V, 1, 292. LLL I, 2, 3. Mids. II, 1, 51. Merch. I, 1, 1. Merch. I, 1, 1 Merch. I, 1, 1 Merch. I, 1, 1 Merch. I, 1, 1 Merch. I, 1, 1 Merch. I, 1, 1 As IV, 1, 8. Shr. III, 2, 100. Shr. III, 2, 100 John II, 544. H6A I, 2, 48. H6C II, 1, 8. H6C II, 1, 8 Ant. I, 3, 3 etc. etc.
2) grave, serious: “s. pause and deep regard beseem the sage,” Lucr. 277. “what s. talk was that,” Gent. I, 3, 1. “you're s.” Err. III, 1, 19. “speak you this with a s. brow?” Ado I, 1, 185. “in s. conference,” I, 3, 62. “she is never s. but when she sleeps,” II, 1, 358. “you are --er,” III, 2, 16. “counterfeit s. looks, make mouths upon me when I turn my back,” Mids. III, 2, 237. “then, my queen, in silence s. trip we after the night's shade,” IV, 1, 100. “well studied in a s. ostent to please his grandam,” Merch. II, 2, 205. “s. Lucretia's modesty,” As III, 2, 156. “s. brow and true maid,” As III, 2, 156 “he is s. and civil,” Tw. III, 4, 5. “I sent for thee upon a s. occasion,” Tw. III, 4, 5 Tw. III, 4, 5 “a s. face, a reverend carriage,” Tw. III, 4, 5 “in s. talk,” Wint. IV, 4, 316. “a jest with a s. brow,” H4B V, 1, 92. “the s. and solemn priests,” H5 IV, 1, 318. “the widow likes it not, for she looks very s.,” H6C III, 2, 110. == surly: “that s. dog that brings me food,” R2 V, 5, 70.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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