3
drear(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
dreary(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
glum
3
grave(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
heavy(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
in low cotton
3
moving(adjective, mean, low, wretched, pitiful)
3
overcast(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
pensive(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
pitiable(adjective, upset, mean, low, wretched)
3
soppy(adjective, soft, tender, sweet, wet)
3
tragic(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
wailful(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
3
woebegone(adjective, sad, mournful, grief-stricken)
2
anguished(inconsolable, grief-stricken)
2
broken-hearted
2
cheerless(adjective, mean, low, wretched, pitiful)
2
comfortless(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
2
dispirited
2
distressing(adjective, mean, low, sad, painful)
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