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dull(adjective, unhappy, dark, gloomy, miserable)
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discouraging(verb, adjective, dull, unhappy, dark)
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doleful(adjective, dull, blue, obscure, sad)
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dolorous(adjective, person, dull, sad, unhappy)
11
miserable(adjective, person, dull, sad, unhappy)
11
morose(adjective, person, dull, blue, sad)
11
saddening(noun, adjective, sad, dark, gloomy)
10
dingy(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, miserable)
10
grievous(adjective, pain)
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somber(adjective, person, dull, blue, obscure)
10
wretched(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, miserable)
9
blue(adjective, dull, happy, unhappy, dark)
9
depressive(adjective, dull, sad, pain, dark)
9
desolate(adjective, person, dull, blue, sad)
9
drab(adjective, dull, blue, sad, unhappy)
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painful(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, gloomy)
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woebegone(adjective, person, dull, blue, sad)
8
drear
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forlorn(adjective, person, dull, sad, unhappy)
8
glum(adjective, person, dull, sad, unhappy)
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