3
dirty(adjective, disgusting, vile, wicked, wretched)
3
disastrous(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
3
dreary(adjective, sad, unhappy, miserable)
3
emotional(adjective, moving, touching)
3
execrable
3
foul(dishonorable, disreputable, sordid)
3
heart-breaking
3
horrible
3
infelicitous(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
3
infertile(adjective, poor, thin, small, spare)
3
lugubrious(adjective, sad, unhappy, melancholy, miserable)
3
meagre(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
3
narrow(adjective, mean, slight, obscure, poor)
3
nostalgic(moving, emotional, touching, sorrowful, mournful)
3
petty(adjective, mean, moving, slight, lower)
3
ridiculous(adjective, pathetic, laughable)
3
scant(adjective, poor, small, miserable, insignificant)
3
squalid(adjective, mean, obscure, low, miserable)
3
trivial(adjective, mean, weak, simple, poor)
3
trumpery
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