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joyless(adjective, dull, sad, unhappy, dark)
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dolorous(adjective, dull, happy, sad, unhappy)
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funereal(adjective, dull, obscure, sad, unhappy)
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blue(adjective, dull, low, sad, unhappy)
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forlorn(adjective, dull, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
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dark(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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depressing(adjective, dull, sad, dark, gloomy)
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plaintive(adjective, happy, sad, dark, sorrow)
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sullen(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
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desolate(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
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sorry(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
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downhearted(adjective, blue, low, sad, unhappy)
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grievous(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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lamentable(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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dispirited(adjective, blue, low, sad, unhappy)
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downcast(adjective, blue, low, sad, unhappy)
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grave(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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rueful(adjective, bad, happy, sad, sorrow)
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dour(adjective, sorrow, melancholy, depress, sadness)
11
down(adjective, dull, blue, low, sad)
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