1
moving
1
pathetic
1
piquing
1
piteous
1
poignant
1
racking(verb, paining)
1
regrettable
1
rueful
1
sharp
1
sorrowful
1
stitching(verb, paining)
1
suffering(verb, paining)
1
tormenting(verb, paining)
1
torturing(verb, paining)
1
touching
1
tricky(difficult, embarrassing)
1
troublous(adjective, disturbing)
1
woebegone
1
woeful
1
wretched
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