2. (superl.) Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
3. (superl.) Dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors.
4. (superl.) Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.
5. (superl.) Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.
6. (superl.) Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.
7. (superl.) Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked.
8. (v. t.) To make sorrowful; to sadden.