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ruined(miserable, wretched, pitiful, pathetic)
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tearful(mean, low, sad, painful)
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unfortunate(sad, unhappy, sorrowful, mournful)
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unhappy(sad, miserable, down, depressed)
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beseeching(miserable, wretched, pitiful, pathetic)
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disastrous(sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
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entreating(miserable, wretched, pitiful, pathetic)
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imploring(miserable, wretched, pitiful, pathetic)
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inadequate(mean, poor, low, sad)
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low(mean, wretched, pitiful, disgraceful)
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paltry(mean, poor, low, sad)
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regrettable
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star-crossed
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supplicating(miserable, wretched, pitiful, pathetic)
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sympathetic(feeling, kind, moving, warm)
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woebegone(sad, unhappy, melancholy, miserable)
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agonizing(moving, emotional, touching)
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bad(sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
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calamitous(sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
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catastrophic(sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
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