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ill-fated(adjective, bad, poor, unhappy, miserable)
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ill-starred(adjective, bad, poor, unhappy, miserable)
2
inglorious
2
internecine(adjective, harmful, injurious, damaging, deadly)
2
intolerable
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lugubrious(adjective, miserable, wretched, anguished)
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melancholy(adjective, miserable, wretched, shameful, pitiful)
2
messy(adjective, tragic)
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mischievous(adjective, injurious, damaging, destructive)
2
monumental
2
offensive(adjective, bad, severe, evil, unpleasant)
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painful(adjective, severe, sad, unpleasant, awful)
2
pathetic(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
2
piteous(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
2
pitiable(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, wretched)
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pitiful(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
2
poor(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, negative)
2
repellent(adjective, evil)
2
saddening
2
shocking(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, awful)
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