3
tenebrific(adjective, dull, light, happy, unhappy)
3
terrible
3
touching(mean, low, pain, wretched, distressing)
3
tragical(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
3
uneasy(adjective, discontent)
3
ungratified(adjective, discontent)
3
unmirthful(adjective, unhappy, sadness, aloof, grey)
3
unsettling(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
3
unsmiling
3
wintry(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, boring)
3
woesome(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
2
aggrieved(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
2
awful
2
bad(dark, dim, depressing)
2
clouded(dark, dim, dejection, depressing)
2
disapproving(adjective, discontent)
2
dour(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable, depressing)
2
drab(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
2
dreadful
2
exasperated(adjective, discontent)
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