13
grimly(adverb, severely, arouse bad feelings)
7
gloomily(adverb, hopelessly)
6
miserably(adverb, arouse bad feelings, hopelessly)
5
cheerlessly(adverb, gloomily, miserably, hopelessly, dismally)
5
sadly
4
austerely(adverb, severely, dismally, forlornly)
4
dismally(adverb, grimly, gloomily, miserably, wretchedly)
4
glumly(adverb, hopelessly)
4
pessimistically(adverb, hopelessly)
4
severely(adverb, severely, grimly, austerely)
3
harshly(adverb, severely, grimly, austerely, jaggedly)
3
barely
3
blackly
3
bluntly(adverb, severely)
3
calamitously(adverb, arouse bad feelings)
3
dourly(adverb, severely)
3
drearily
3
dully(adverb, listlessly)
3
forlornly(adverb, hopelessly)
3
starkly(adverb, severely, austerely)
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