61 entries under gloomy topic. ×

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somber(adjective, person, dull, miserable)
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tedious(adjective, dull, miserable)
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unsatisfactory(adjective, quiet, bad, unhappy, dark)
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afflictive(dull, pain, miserable)
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lugubrious(dull, sad, dark, miserable)
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depressed(adjective, person, dull, miserable)
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despondent(dull, miserable)
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forlorn(adjective, person, dull, dark)
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hopeless(adjective, person, dull, sad)
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monotonous(adjective, dull, miserable)
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sorrowful(dull, melancholy, miserable)
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woeful(pain, melancholy, sorrowful)
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disagreeable(dull, unpleasant, miserable, distasteful)
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cloudy(dull, dark, miserable, dim)
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deathlike(melancholy, sorrowful)
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dim(dull, dark, miserable, depressing)
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dingy(dull, miserable)
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dirgelike(melancholy, sorrowful)
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doleful(dull, melancholy, miserable, sorrowful)
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drab(dull, sad, dark, miserable)
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