4
dolorous(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, suffer)
4
dour(adjective, sad, feelings, miserable, depressing)
4
forlorn(adjective, upset, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
4
lugubrious(adjective, sad, unhappy, depressed, dejected)
4
somber(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe)
4
triste(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, suffer)
3
bad-tempered(adjective, feelings)
3
brooding(adjective, feelings)
3
cantankerous(adjective, feelings)
3
churlish(adjective, feelings)
3
crabby(adjective, feelings)
3
cranky(adjective, feelings)
3
cross(adjective, feelings)
3
crotchety(adjective, feelings)
3
crusty(adjective, feelings)
3
dull(adjective, happy, depressed)
3
dumpish(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
3
dysphoric(adjective, happy, depressed)
3
fed up(adjective, informal, depressed)
3
grouchy(adjective, feelings)
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