3
pessimistic
3
rueful(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
ruthful(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
slow(adjective, dull, weak, easy, relaxed)
3
sluggish(adjective, dull, weak, easy, slow)
3
tear-jerking(noun, adjective, soft, sweet, emotional)
3
teary(noun, adjective, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
tragic(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
troubled
3
unhappy(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
3
wailful(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
wasting
2
affectionate(adjective, soft, tender, sweet, silly)
2
ailing
2
amatory(adjective, tender, desirous, affectionate)
2
bathetic(noun, adverb, soft, sweet, affected)
2
cast down(expression, adjective, dull, flat, low)
2
cloying(noun, adverb)
2
crumbling
2
debility
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