100 entries under miserable topic. ×

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discouraging(verb, adjective, dull, unhappy, dark)
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doleful(adjective, dull, blue, obscure, sad)
11
dolorous(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)
10
somber(adjective, person, dull, blue, obscure)
10
wretched(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy)
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desolate(adjective, person, dull, blue, sad)
9
drab(adjective, dull, blue, sad, unhappy)
9
painful(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, gloomy)
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woebegone(adjective, person, dull, blue, sad)
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forlorn(adjective, person, dull, sad, unhappy)
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glum(adjective, person, dull, sad, unhappy)
8
lowering(verb, adjective, dull, gloomy)
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sorrowful(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
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woeful(adjective, dull, sad, pain, unhappy)
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dim(adjective, dull, blue, obscure, sad)
6
lamentable(adjective, sad, pain, unhappy, awful)
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upsetting(adjective, hard, severe, offensive, unhappy)
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