117 entries under miserable topic. ×

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plaintive(adjective, sad, unhappy, wretched)
5
dolorous(adjective, upset, sad, unhappy)
5
meager(adjective, mean, moving, slight, lower)
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painful(adjective, moving, sad, unhappy, awful)
5
sordid(adjective, mean, lower, obscure, poor)
4
afflicted(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
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cheerless(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
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gloomy(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
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hopeless(sad, unhappy, sorrowful, desolate)
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insufficient(adjective, slight, poor, small)
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melancholy(adjective, sad, unhappy, wretched)
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scanty(adjective, slight, poor, thin, small)
4
skimpy(adjective, poor, small, inferior)
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comfortless(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
3
dejected(adjective, sad, unhappy, desolate)
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dreary(adjective, sad, unhappy)
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lugubrious(adjective, sad, unhappy, melancholy)
3
narrow(adjective, mean, slight, obscure, poor)
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petty(adjective, mean, moving, slight, lower)
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scant(adjective, poor, small, insignificant)
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