| plaintive(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, wretched) |
| scrubby(adjective, mean, simple, poor, inferior) |
| scurvy(adjective, mean, poor, low, shape) |
| unimportant(adjective, mean, simple, poor, inferior) |
| desolate(noun, adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant) |
| dishonorable(adjective, negative, unfit, worthless, disreputable) |
| dolorous(adjective, upset, sad, unhappy, miserable) |
| grim(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant) |
| heartbreaking(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad) |
| ill-fated(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe) |
| ill-starred(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe) |
| little(mean, simple, poor, inferior, underprivileged) |
| meager(adjective, mean, moving, slight, lower) |
| merciful(adjective, kind, compassionate, lenient, kindhearted) |
| painful(adjective, moving, sad, unhappy, awful) |
| pitying(adjective, kind, feelings, compassionate, lenient) |
| reprehensible(adjective, vile, wicked, wretched, dreadful) |
| rotten(weak, sad, unhappy, inadequate, deficient) |
| scummy(adjective, disgusting, vile, shameful, distasteful) |
| sordid(adjective, mean, lower, obscure, poor) |