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shabby(adjective, mean, slight, lower, obscure)
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abject(adjective, mean, blue, evil, poor)
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despicable(adjective, mean, evil, poor, low)
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down(adjective, bad, blue, low, sad)
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dreary(adjective, dull, bad, low, sad)
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low-spirited(adjective, upset, bad, blue, low)
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despairing(adjective, upset, sad, unhappy, melancholy)
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hapless(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, terrible)
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offended(upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness, resentment)
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tragic(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, awful)
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crestfallen(adjective, bad, blue, low, sad)
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lousy(adjective, good, bad, sad, unhappy)
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dispirited(adjective, bad, blue, low, sad)
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distressed(adjective, upset, mean, bad, rough)
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heartbroken(adjective, upset, sad, unhappy, gloomy)
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paltry(adjective, good, mean, moving, slight)
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piteous(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
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terrible(adjective, sad, unhappy, inferior, useless)
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inconsolable(adjective, upset, unhappy, sorrow, melancholy)
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scurvy(adjective, mean, bad, rough, poor)
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