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pathetic(adjective, upset, mean, moving, poor)
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pitiful(adjective, upset, mean, moving, poor)
28
miserable(adjective, upset, mean, moving, poor)
25
wretched(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
21
sad(adjective, vile, shameful, pitiful, despicable)
20
piteous(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
18
poor(adjective, mean, moving, low, sad)
17
sorry(adjective, mean, weak, moving, poor)
16
deplorable(adjective, mean, low, sad, pain)
15
hapless(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, terrible)
15
woeful(adjective, sad, pain, unhappy, unpleasant)
14
dismal(adjective, mean, poor, low, pain)
14
lamentable(adjective, upset, mean, low, sad)
14
mournful(adjective, mean, low, sad, pain)
14
unfortunate(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, terrible)
13
distressing(adjective, mean, poor, low, pain)
12
forlorn(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
12
grievous(adjective, mean, low, pain, awful)
12
paltry(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
11
abject(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
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