172 entries under sad topic. ×

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ill-fated(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
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ill-starred(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
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meager(adjective, mean, moving, slight, lower)
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painful(adjective, moving, unhappy, awful)
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rotten(weak, unhappy, inadequate, deficient)
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star-crossed(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
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unlucky(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
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afflicted(adjective, mean, poor, low)
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cheerless(adjective, mean, poor, low)
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disconsolate(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
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dreadful(adjective, unhappy, awful, terrible)
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gloomy(adjective, unhappy, miserable, sorrowful)
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hopeless(unhappy, miserable, sorrowful, desolate)
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luckless(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
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melancholy(adjective, unhappy, miserable, wretched)
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ruthful(adjective, mean, poor, low)
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shocking(adjective, unhappy, awful, terrible)
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catastrophic(adjective, unhappy, sorrowful)
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comfortless(adjective, mean, poor, low)
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dejected(adjective, unhappy, miserable, desolate)
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