2
wailful(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
2
daydreaming(adjective, excellent, gentle, melancholy, marvelous)
2
dolesome(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
2
dour(adjective, unstable, changeable, temperamental)
2
down(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
2
downcast(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
2
earnest(adjective, set, reasonable, severe, keen)
2
faraway(adjective, anxious, worried, vague, inattentive)
2
forlorn(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy, miserable)
2
heavyhearted(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
2
intellectual(adjective, reasonable, keen, deep, rational)
2
low(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy)
2
low-spirited(adjective, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable)
2
philosophical(adjective, thought, rational, intelligent, thoughtful)
2
saddened(adjective, sad, gloomy, miserable, down)
2
sedate(adjective, thought)
2
woolgathering(excellent, gentle, anxious, marvelous, worried)
1
absent
1
cogitating(adjective, thoughtful)
1
contemplating
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