13 entries under grim topic. ×

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pathetic(adjective, moving, sad, tender, awful)
6
pitiful(adjective, moving, sad, tender, awful)
5
pitiable(adjective, moving, sad, tender, awful)
4
grievous(adjective, severe, awful, miserable)
4
lamentable(adjective, sad, awful, miserable)
3
painful(adjective, awful, gloomy, miserable)
2
doleful(adjective, sad, awful, miserable)
2
harrowing(adjective, sad, awful, miserable)
2
mournful(adjective, sad, awful, miserable)
2
sorrowful(adjective, sad, awful, miserable)
1
anguished(sad, awful, miserable, wretched)
1
deplorable(adjective, sad, awful, terrible, miserable)
1
heartbreaking(adjective, moving, sad, tender, awful)
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