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skimpy(poor, small, miserable, inferior)
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suffering(mean, poor, low, shape)
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tearful(upset, mean, poor, low)
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upsetting(moving, awful, terrible, dreadful)
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weak(poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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barren(poor, thin, small, spare)
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bony(poor, thin, small, spare)
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catastrophic(sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
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comfortless(mean, poor, low, sad)
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criminal
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dejected(sad, unhappy, miserable, desolate)
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dirty(disgusting, vile, wicked, wretched)
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disastrous(sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
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dreary(sad, unhappy, miserable)
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emotional(moving, touching)
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execrable
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heart-breaking
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horrible
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infelicitous(sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
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infertile(poor, thin, small, spare)
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