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How to spell sadder

Sadder is spelled S-A-D-D-E-R. The part people get wrong: double D.

What it means: More unhappy or sorrowful.

In a sentence: The little puppy looked sadder when the rain started. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for double d.

Same family: sadly, sadness, saddest, unhappy, depressed. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Sadder comes from the Old English word "sæd" (meaning weary or sated) that shifted over time to mean unhappy. The -er ending is the regular Old English comparative ending, used the same way in words like "smaller" and "bigger."

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