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Definition of Saddish
1. somewhat sad [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saddish
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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