4
low(adjective, person, miserable, mood, cheerless)
4
moody(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe)
4
overcast(dull, dark, gloomy, miserable, dim)
4
pessimistic(adjective, person, hard, severe, offensive)
4
pitiful(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable)
4
severe(adjective, hard, harsh, offensive, cruel)
4
shadowy(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, miserable)
4
stark(adjective, bare, unadorned)
4
tenebrous(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, miserable)
3
appalling
3
awful(adjective, bad, terrible)
3
bitter
3
boring(adjective, dull, gloomy, miserable, boring)
3
catastrophic
3
chill(adjective, indifferent, unfriendly, aloof, remote)
3
chilling(verb, adjective, dissuading)
3
cloudy(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, miserable)
3
commonplace(adjective, boring)
3
dead-alive(adjective, blue, sad, depression, sadness)
3
debasing
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