71 entries under affecting topic. ×

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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)
20
piteous(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
19
sorry(adjective, sad, informal, dark, sorrow)
17
deplorable(adjective, sad, pain, sorrow, depression)
16
lamentable(adjective, sad, pain, sorrow, depression)
15
woeful(adjective, sad, pain, dark, sorrow)
14
touching(adjective, characteristic, mean, open, moving)
13
moving(adjective, mean, open, poor, low)
13
feeble(adjective, weak, soft, sad, unhappy)
13
emotional(adjective, characteristic, moving, tender, sweet)
12
inadequate(adjective, mean, weak, moving, poor)
12
distressing(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
11
poignant(adjective, upset, open, moving, sad)
11
paltry(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
11
plaintive(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
11
sentimental(adjective, moving, soft, tender, sweet)
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