41
pitiful(adjective, upset, mean, moving, severe)
39
miserable(adjective, upset, mean, moving, poor)
31
pitiable(adjective, upset, mean, moving, poor)
26
wretched(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
25
poor(adjective, mean, moving, low, sad)
23
sad(adjective, view, look, behavior, distressing)
20
piteous(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
19
sorry(adjective, sad, informal, dark, sorrow)
17
soul-crushing
17
deplorable(adjective, sad, pain, sorrow, depression)
16
lamentable(adjective, sad, pain, sorrow, depression)
15
affecting(adjective, characteristic, mean, moving, poor)
15
woeful(adjective, sad, pain, dark, sorrow)
14
touching(adjective, characteristic, mean, open, moving)
13
moving(adjective, mean, open, poor, low)
13
dismal(adjective, sad, pain, sorrow, depression)
13
feeble(adjective, weak, soft, sad, unhappy)
13
grievous(adjective, severe, sad, pain, sorrow)
13
emotional(adjective, characteristic, moving, tender, sweet)
12
inadequate(adjective, mean, weak, moving, poor)
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