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saturnine(unstable, changeable, dejection, temperamental)
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testy(feelings, unstable, changeable, temperamental)
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touching(sad, wretched, pitiful)
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bad-tempered
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broken-hearted
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cast down(expression, sad, unhappy, miserable)
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churlish
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crotchety
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crusty
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dim(dull, blue, obscure, sad)
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droopy(bad, blue, sad, unhappy)
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dull(bad, sad, unhappy, dark)
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dusky(dull, obscure, sad, dark)
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grouchy
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harrowing(sad, awful, miserable, grim)
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heavy hearted(blue, sad, sorrow, depression)
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in a blue funk(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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lamenting(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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lowering(dull, gloomy, miserable)
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mopish(blue, sad, depression, woe)
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