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dispiriting(adjective, dull, gloomy, miserable)
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dreary(dull, gloomy, miserable)
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fiendish
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ghostlike(adjective, ghastly)
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hopeless(dull, appearance, terrible, gloomy, miserable)
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inauspicious(dull, gloomy, miserable)
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inexorable(adjective, appearance, terrible, hopeless)
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inhuman
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iniquitous
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livid(awful, violent, grim, shocking, explicit)
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merciless(adjective, appearance, terrible, hopeless)
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mortuary(awful, grim, shocking, upsetting, frightening)
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murky(dull, gloomy, miserable)
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relentless(adjective, appearance, terrible, hopeless)
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sepulchral(adjective, awful, grim, shocking, upsetting)
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shadowy(dull, gloomy, miserable)
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somber(dull, appearance, terrible, gloomy, miserable)
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stern(adjective, appearance, terrible, hopeless)
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strange(awful, terrible, dreadful, disturbing, scary)
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unnatural(awful, immoral, grim, shocking, atrocious)
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