1
preventive
1
ruinous
1
saturnine
1
sorrowful
1
sorry
1
sullen
1
tragic
1
uncertain
1
unfavorable
1
unfeeling
1
unfriendly
1
unkind
1
unlikely
1
unloving
1
unpleasant
1
unpropitious
0
woeful(good, cheerful)
0
abating
0
abusive
0
adjourning
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