2
prosaic(adjective, boring)
2
reducing
2
regrettable
2
saturnine
2
sedative
2
serious(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, melancholy)
2
shocking
2
sinister(adjective, hard, severe, obscure, sad)
2
sober(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy)
2
sulky
2
tormenting
2
troubling(adjective, depression, sadness, down, woe)
2
uncomfortable(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
2
unhopeful(gloomy, pessimistic)
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unlit(adjective, dark, dim)
2
unpleasant(hard, tough, severe, nasty, offensive)
2
vexatious
1
abject
1
admonishing(verb, dissuading)
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afflicting
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