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harsh
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heart pounding(adjective, moving, exciting)
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heart stopping(adjective, moving, exciting)
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heartwounding
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heartwrenching
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heavy
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heavy-hearted(sad, painful, distressing, sorry, mournful)
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heinous
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hurting(sad, painful, distressing, sorry, mournful)
1
inadequate(mean, low, sad, unhappy, miserable)
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lugubrious(sad, melancholy, painful, sorrowful, distressing)
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melancholy(sad, wretched, pitiful, sorrowful, pathetic)
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miserable(mean, low, sad, unhappy, wretched)
1
paltry(mean, low, sad, unhappy, miserable)
1
racking
1
rending
1
riveting(adjective, moving, exciting)
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rueful(mean, low, sad, melancholy, painful)
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ruthful(adjective, mean, low, sad, painful)
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sententious(touching, exciting, stirring, poignant, affecting)
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