68 entries under sorrowful 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)
23
sad(adjective, view, look, behavior, distressing)
20
piteous(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
19
sorry(adjective, sad, informal, dark, sorrow)
15
woeful(adjective, sad, pain, dark, sorrow)
13
feeble(adjective, weak, soft, sad, unhappy)
12
inadequate(adjective, mean, weak, moving, poor)
12
unfortunate(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
11
dolorous(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
11
plaintive(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
9
lugubrious(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
9
rotten(adjective, sad, unhappy, inferior)
8
bad(adjective, sad, unhappy, arouse bad emotions)
8
joyless(adjective, sad, pain, dark, sorrow)
8
awful(adjective, sad, unhappy, terrible, grim)
8
comfortless(adjective, sad, pain, dark, sorrow)
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