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unlucky(sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
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unsatisfactory(poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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afflicted(mean, poor, low, sad)
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cheerless(mean, poor, low, sad)
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commiserative(mean, poor, low, feelings)
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condemnable
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disconsolate(sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
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disturbing(moving, awful, terrible, emotional)
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dreadful(sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
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gloomy(sad, unhappy, miserable, sorrowful)
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ignominious(disgusting, vile, wicked, wretched)
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insufficient(slight, poor, small, miserable)
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joyless(mean, poor, low, shape)
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luckless(sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
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melancholy(sad, unhappy, miserable, wretched)
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perturbing(moving, emotional, touching)
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ruthful(mean, poor, low, sad)
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scanty(slight, poor, thin, small)
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shocking(sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
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short(poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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