sad-faced
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3.6
- adjective
- /sæd-feɪst/
:
triste
- He realized how sad-faced and thin his dad had been.
- a sad-faced man
And then I'd rather just make a make a sad face and to really cry for real.
- And then I'd rather just make a make a sad face and to really cry for real.
Examples
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Don't get all sad-faced about what happened and scrunchy-faced about what could.
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Later, when we go to the supermarket, Jane strikes up a conversation with a thin, sad-faced man holding a sign with the words "I will work for food" written in black marker.
Fiction book (1992) -
She had seen Logain before, a sad-faced, once-hearty man, always with an Accepted companion.
Fiction book (1992) -
It took me south, toward Binghamton, through a string of sad-faced towns that reminded me of photographs from the Depression.
Fiction book (2002) -
Even sad-faced Mr. Golub, now the chairman of boutique investment bank Miller Buckfire, was in a chatty mood.
Blog text (28) -
She haltingly recalled the day it was her turn to be visited by the others: sad-faced women who really didn't like her, who spent their days gossiping about her.
Fiction book (1995) -
The sad-faced man said he was 37 and had just been released from the hospital.
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Later, when we go to the supermarket, Jane strikes up a conversation with a thin, sad-faced man holding a sign with the words "I will work for food" written in black marker.
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She had seen Logain before, a sad-faced, once-hearty man, always with an Accepted companion.
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling unhappy or upset because of something
52
4.6
Serious and sad in feeling or mood
37
5.9
Feeling or showing deep sadness
23
4.1
Looking or feeling sad and quiet
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2.0
Having eyes that look ready to cry
20
3.7
Feeling like you want to cry easily
14
3.6
Feeling very sad because of loss or disappointment
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7.2
Feeling deep, quiet sadness
4
7.0
Having a mouth turned down and looking unhappy
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9.5
Very sad in a way that seems too much and not natural
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9.6
Looking very sad and worn out
Antonyms
How Sad
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sad-faced comes from the two simple words sad ('unhappy') and face ('the front of your head'). So, a sad-faced person is someone whose face shows that they are unhappy.