4
melancholy(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, wretched)
4
perturbing(adjective, moving, emotional, touching)
4
ruthful(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
4
scanty(adjective, slight, poor, thin, small)
4
shocking(adjective, sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
4
short(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
4
skimpy(adjective, poor, small, miserable, inferior)
4
subpar
4
suffering(adjective, mean, poor, low, shape)
4
tearful(adjective, upset, mean, poor, low)
4
trashy(trivial, ridiculous, worthless, dishonorable, unimportance)
4
upsetting(adjective, moving, awful, terrible, dreadful)
4
villainous
4
weak(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
3
barren(adjective, poor, thin, small, spare)
3
bony(adjective, poor, thin, small, spare)
3
catastrophic(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
3
comfortless(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
3
criminal
3
dejected(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable, desolate)
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