4
forlorn(adjective, poor, sad, unhappy, miserable)
4
heart touching
4
heartbreaking(adjective, mean, low, sad, miserable)
4
heartrending(adjective, sad, melancholy, miserable, painful)
4
joyless(mean, low, pain, wretched, pitiful)
4
ruined(adjective, miserable, wretched, pitiful, pathetic)
4
tearful(adjective, mean, low, sad, painful)
4
unfortunate(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful, mournful)
4
unhappy(adjective, sad, miserable, down, depressed)
3
afflictive
3
beseeching(adjective, miserable, wretched, pitiful, pathetic)
3
depressive
3
disastrous(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
3
entreating(adjective, miserable, wretched, pitiful, pathetic)
3
imploring(adjective, miserable, wretched, pitiful, pathetic)
3
inadequate(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
3
low(adjective, mean, wretched, pitiful, disgraceful)
3
paltry(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
3
regrettable
3
star-crossed(adjective, unlucky)
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