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joyless(gloomy, distressing, upsetting, tragic, plaintive)
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maudlin
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mawkish
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melting(moving, tender, stirring)
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mind-blowing(moving, tender, stirring)
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mirthless(gloomy, joyless, plaintive)
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monstrous
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mopey(gloomy, joyless, plaintive)
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moving emotionally(expression, adjective, moving, tender, touching)
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nagging(gloomy, joyless, plaintive)
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nerve-racking
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nerve-wracking
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offensive
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onerous
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oppressive
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outrageous
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painful serious
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passionate
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persuasive
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perturbing
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