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baleful(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, depress)
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colorless(adjective, dull, flat, gloomy, dirty)
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commonplace(adjective, dull, flat, ordinary, dry)
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crestfallen(adjective, bad, blue, low, sad)
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down(adjective, dull, bad, low, sad)
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forbidding(adjective, severe, thin, unfriendly, grim)
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ho-hum
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inhospitable(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
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melancholic(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
6
moody(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe)
6
oppressive(adjective, dull, obscure, warm, sad)
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pensive(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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ruthful(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
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soporific(adjective, dull, flat, stupid, ordinary)
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spiritless(adjective, dull, boring, tedious, monotonous)
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stark(adjective, bare, desolate, unadorned)
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tenebrous(adjective, dull, dark, sorrow, gloomy)
6
unfortunate(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
6
wintry(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
5
bad(adjective, dull, low, sad, unhappy)
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