6
drab
6
dull(adjective, excite)
6
grievous(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
6
lamentable(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
6
lugubrious(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
6
miserable(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
6
ruthful(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
6
somber(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
6
sombre
5
dejected(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
5
funereal
5
grave(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
5
joyless(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
5
melancholy(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
5
triste(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
5
wailful(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
4
boring(adjective, dull, bad, flat, excite)
4
dusky(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
4
glum
4
rueful(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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