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dreary(adjective, dull, bad, blue, obscure)
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depressing(adjective, person, dull, blue, obscure)
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glum(adjective, person, dull, blue, low)
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downhearted(adjective, blue, low, sad, unhappy)
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grievous(adjective, bad, severe, happy, sad)
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sorry(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
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lamentable(adjective, bad, happy, sad, pain)
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rueful(adjective, bad, blue, happy, sad)
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wretched(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
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desolate(adjective, person, dull, blue, sad)
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blue(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, gloomy)
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downcast(adjective, dull, blue, low, sad)
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plaintive(adjective, happy, sad, unhappy, sorrow)
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somber(adjective, person, dull, blue, obscure)
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distressing(adjective, sad, pain, unhappy, sorrow)
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heartbroken(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, depressed)
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despairing(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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funereal(adjective, dull, obscure, sad, harsh)
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offended(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
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dark(adjective, dull, bad, obscure, sad)
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