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dusky(sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
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low-spirited(blue, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
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moody(blue, sad, cross, unhappy)
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saturnine(sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
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gaunt(sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
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heavy(upset, dull, bad, severe)
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lamentable(bad, sad, pain, sorrow)
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morbid(verb, dull, sad, unhappy)
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pessimistic(happy, hope, hopeless)
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pitiable(mean, poor, low, pain)
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horrible(verb, dull, gloomy, wretched)
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crestfallen(blue, sad, unhappy, dark)
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grey
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inauspicious(verb, dull, gloomy, miserable)
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oppressive(dull, severe, obscure, sad)
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pitiful(mean, poor, low, awful)
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rueful(bad, sad, pain, sorrow)
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sinister(bad, obscure, sad, dark)
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solemn(sad, sorrow, depression, depress)
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sulky(sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
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