226 entries under adjective topic. ×

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sorry(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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mournful(bad, blue, happy, sad)
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regretful(sad, unhappy, sorry, mournful)
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sorrowful(upset, bad, happy, sad)
25
sad(upset, cut, mean, bad)
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contrite(sad, unhappy, sorry, apologetic)
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remorseful(sad, unhappy, sorry, guilty)
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apologetic(sad, unhappy, sorry, regret)
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penitent(sad, unhappy, sorrowful, sorry)
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repentant(sad, unhappy, sorry, apologetic)
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doleful(bad, blue, happy, sad)
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miserable(upset, mean, bad, moving)
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ruthful(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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lugubrious(bad, happy, sad, sorrow)
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dreary(bad, blue, sad, pain)
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lamentable(bad, happy, sad, pain)
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woeful(happy, sad, pain, sorrow)
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wretched(mean, moving, poor, low)
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deplorable(bad, happy, sad, pain)
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dolorous(happy, sad, sorrow, depression)
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