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heart-rending(adjective, moving, tender, pitiful, stirring)
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idealistic(adjective, soft, happy, sweet, sloppy)
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inane(adjective, soft, sweet, emotional, wet)
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insipid(adjective, soft, tender, sweet, silly)
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lamentable(adjective, sad, painful, pitiful, distressing)
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loving(adjective, soft, happy, sweet, sloppy)
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miserable(adjective, sad, pitiful, mournful, grief-stricken)
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passionate(adjective, moving, soft, happy, tender)
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piteous(adjective, moving, sad, tender, painful)
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pitiable(adjective, moving, tender, pitiful, stirring)
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pitiful(adjective, moving, tender, pitiful, stirring)
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saccharine(adjective, soft, tender, informal, sweet)
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sad
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silly(adjective, soft, sweet, emotional, wet)
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sweet(adjective, soft, emotional, wet, sloppy)
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tearful(adjective, bad, soft, sad, tender)
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tender(adjective, moving, soft, happy, perfect)
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vapid(adjective, soft, sweet, emotional, wet)
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visionary(adjective, soft, happy, sweet, sloppy)
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wistful(noun, moving, tender, stirring)
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