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joyless(adjective, mean, low, sad, miserable)
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lugubrious
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mean(low, sad, unhappy, wretched, sorrowful)
1
melting(moving, sad, tender, miserable, wretched)
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moody
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moving(adjective, mean, low, tender, miserable)
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onerous
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paltry(mean, low, sad, unhappy, miserable)
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plaintive(sad, unhappy, miserable, wretched, pitiful)
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regretting
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rending
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riveting(adjective, moving, exciting)
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rueful(mean, low, sad, miserable, wretched)
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ruthful(adjective, mean, low, wretched, pitiful)
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sententious(touching, exciting, stirring, poignant, affecting)
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serious
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shattering
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shocking(sad, unhappy, awful, terrible, grim)
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simulative(adjective, moving, exciting)
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something(touching, exciting, stirring, poignant, affecting)
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