Definition of Saddish

1. Adjective. (informal) Somewhat sad; sad-looking ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Saddish

1. somewhat sad [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saddish

sadcase
sadcases
sadcore
sadded
sadden
saddened
saddening
saddens
sadder
saddest
saddhu
saddhus
sadding
saddish (current term)
saddle
saddle-backed
saddle-bag
saddle-bags
saddle-billed stork
saddle-billed storks
saddle-bow
saddle-bows
saddle-cloth
saddle-cloths
saddle-point
saddle-shaped
saddle-sore
saddle-tree

Literary usage of Saddish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life and Theatrical Times of Charles Kean, F.S.A. by Fanny Kemble, Kate Field, John William Cole (1882)
"... of the old love and friendship between my dead kindred and the former owners of this house makes the place pleasant with a saddish pleasantness to me. ..."

2. Thomas Carlyle: A History of His Life in London, 1834-1881 by James Anthony Froude (1885)
"... world with its Hansards and ballot-boxes and sublime apparatus put in Lords Lansdowne and Brougham. A saddish time, Mr. Rigmarole. Yes ! but what then ? ..."

3. Thomas Carlyle: A History of His Life in London, 1834-1881 by James Anthony Froude (1884)
"A saddish time, Mr. Rigmarole. Yes! but what then ? Of the two extreme trials of which Carlyle spoke, the greatest, the one which really and truly was to ..."

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