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dull(verb, adjective, upset, obscure, unhappy)
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forlorn(adjective, dull, poor, sad, thin)
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glum(adjective, dull, light, blue, happy)
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despondent(adjective, dull, blue, sad, unhappy)
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funereal(verb, adjective, dull, obscure, sad)
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blue(adjective, sad, feeling, unhappiness, unhappy)
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dejected(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
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wretched(adjective, dull, mean, sad, unhappy)
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grim(adjective, dull, sad, thin, harsh)
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murky(adjective, obscure, dark, sorrow, gloomy)
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overcast(verb, adjective, bad, sad, sorrow)
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woebegone(verb, adjective, dull, blue, sad)
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sombre(adjective, unhappy, dark, gloom, black)
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sorry(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
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sullen(adjective, upset, sad, sorrow, depression)
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dispirited(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
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dingy(adjective, dull, gloomy, mood, bleak)
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dour(adjective, sorrow, gloomy, depress, sadness)
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down(adjective, dull, blue, sad, unhappy)
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cloudy(adjective, dark, sorrow, gloomy, depress)
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