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sad-faced

sād-faced
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahd feyst]
    • /sɑd feɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahd feyst]
    • /sɑd feɪst/

Definitions of sad-faced word

  • adjective sad-faced having a face characterized by or expressing sorrow. 1
  • adjective sad-faced having a (habitually) sad expression 0

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Origin of sad-faced

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90

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Parts of speech for Sad-faced

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sad-faced popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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