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160 entries under adjective topic. ×
| dismal(bad, sad, pain, sorrow) | |
| painful(hard, rough, tender, pain) | |
| grievous(bad, rough, sad, tender) | |
| sore(tender, pain, raw, painful) | |
| deplorable(bad, sad, pain, sorrow) | |
| distressing(rough, tender, pain, unpleasant) | |
| lamentable(bad, sad, pain, sorrow) | |
| mournful(bad, sad, pain, sorrow) | |
| dreary(bad, sad, pain, sorrow) | |
| sad(bad, pain, sorrow, suffer) | |
| sorrowful(bad, sad, sorrow, depression) | |
| dolorous(sad, sorrow, depression, miserable) | |
| grave(bad, sad, sorrow, depression) | |
| hurtful(hard, severe, tender, pain) | |
| lugubrious(bad, sad, sorrow, depression) | |
| regrettable(wrong, sad, sorrow, depression) | |
| rueful(bad, sad, pain, sorrow) | |
| aching(tender, pain, cruel, raw) | |
| bitter(hard, rough, offensive, unpleasant) | |
| doleful(bad, sad, sorrow, depression) |
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