53 entries under grim topic. ×

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low(adjective, bad, blue, sad, unhappy)
10
sorry(adjective, moving, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
8
heavyhearted(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
8
pensive(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
8
wistful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
7
down in the dumps(expression, adjective, idiom, bad, blue)
7
pitiful(adjective, sad, awful, miserable)
5
lachrymose(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
4
pitiable(adjective, sad, awful, gloomy, depressed)
3
droopy(adjective, bad, blue, sad, unhappy)
3
dull(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, dark)
3
harrowing(adjective, sad, awful, miserable)
3
painful(adjective, sad, awful, miserable)
3
saddened(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable, down)
2
down in the mouth(expression, adjective, idiom, bad, blue)
2
dragged(adjective, dull, bad, blue, sad)
2
heart-rending(adjective, sad, awful, miserable)
2
mirthless(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable, down)
1
awful(sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
1
cloudy(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, miserable)
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