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8
pitiful(adjective, poor, low, sad)
6
distressing(adjective, moving, low, sad)
6
moving(adjective, low, sad, tender)
5
deplorable(adjective, low, sad, unhappy)
5
pathetic(adjective, moving, low, sad)
5
touching(adjective, moving, low, sympathy)
3
pitiable(adjective, low, sad, tender)
3
sorrowful(adjective, upset, moving, low)
3
woeful(adjective, low, sad, terrible)
2
arousing(adjective, moving, low, touching)
2
cheerless(adjective, low, wretched, pitiful)
2
dismal(low, wretched, pitiful, disgraceful)
2
lamentable(low, sad, unhappy, miserable)
2
mournful(low, sad, unhappy, melancholy)
2
poor(low, sad, unhappy, miserable)
2
sorry(low, sad, unhappy, miserable)
2
stirring(adjective, moving, low, touching)
1
afflicted(low, sad, unhappy, painful)
1
inadequate(low, sad, unhappy, miserable)
1
miserable(low, sad, unhappy, wretched)
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