5
mediocre(adjective, arouse bad emotions)
5
niggardly
5
scurvy(adjective, mean, poor, low, miserable)
5
somber(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
5
sub-par
5
substandard(adjective, poor, thin, small, inadequate)
5
tearful(adjective, upset, sad, sorrow, depression)
5
wistful(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
4
crummy(adjective, lousy)
4
low(adjective, mean, miserable, wretched, pitiful)
4
tender(adjective, open, moving, soft, sad)
4
lamenting(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
4
mind-blowing(adjective, characteristic, moving, tender, feelings)
4
nostalgic(moving, soft, sweet, sloppy, touching)
4
pathetical(adjective, characteristic, feelings, emotion)
4
ruthful(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
4
scummy(adjective, poor, miserable, wretched, wet)
4
second-class(adjective, arouse bad emotions)
4
shabby(mean, poor, low, miserable, inferior)
4
soul-stirring(adjective, characteristic, feelings, emotion)
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