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sad-cited

sad-cited adjective: the feeling of being sad and excited at the same time, especially at the transition from an ending to a beginning.

Adjective

sad-cited (comparative more sad-cited, superlative most sad-cited)

  1. The feeling of being sad and excited at the same time, especially at the transition from an ending to a beginning.
    • I’m really sad to see him go. I’m sad for the show. But I’m also excited, and I told Lennie that. I told him that I’m “sad-cited.” It’s tough. He’s a great guy and a great actor. I’m sad I won’t be learning from him as much. He’s an amazing actor, but you learn more about life and how to be a good...2017 December 3, Josh Wigler, “‘Walking Dead’ Star: Eugene “Is Scared to Die””, in The Hollywood Reporter, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2022
    • “You know what I mean. Whenever you're in town in the back of your minds you're just thinking, "That statue. It's there. It's still there."” (whoops) “Yeah.” “And I'm madglad. That statue is the whole reason I'm here, and why I'm so sad-cited for all the wrong reasons to say that it should be noted...2019 October 13, Rich Blomquist, “Jenny Unfiltered” (12:13 from the start), in Bless the Harts, season 1, episode 3, spoken by Jenny Hart (Kristen Wiig)

Examples of sad-cited in a sentence

  • I told him that I’m “sad-cited.” It’s tough.2017 December 3, Josh Wigler, “‘Walking Dead’ Star: Eugene “Is Scared to Die””, in The Hollywood Reporter, archived from the original on 06...
  • Click to share this with all of the other sad-cited mamas out there this Fall.2021 August 21, Julie Miller, “Back to School can be hard on Mamas, and that's okay.”, in LittleGirlsPearls.com, archived from the original...
  • I guess you could say I am “sad-cited.” I am sad to see my active grandparenting years come to an end (although they never really do), but so excited to see him live his next chapter.2024 August 7, Fran Carona, Ph.D., “THE COLLEGE GOODBYE”, in bytesfromababyboomer.com, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2024:

Forms of sad-cited

comparativemore sad-cited
superlativemost sad-cited
alternative formsadcited

Origin of sad-cited

Blend of sad + excited.

Questions about sad-cited

What does sad-cited mean?
Sad-cited means the feeling of being sad and excited at the same time, especially at the transition from an ending to a beginning.
How do you use sad-cited in a sentence?
I told him that I’m “sad-cited.” It’s tough.
What part of speech is sad-cited?
Sad-cited is an adjective.

Words near sad-cited in the dictionary

  1. sad sacks
  2. sad to say
  3. sad tree
  4. sad trees
  5. sad trombone
  6. sad-cited
  7. sad-com
  8. sad-coms
  9. sad-eyed
  10. sad-faced
  11. sad-iron

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