2
downhearted
2
forlorn
2
heartbreaking(mean, low, wretched, pitiful, disgraceful)
2
heartbroken(adjective, sad, painful, distressing, sorry)
2
joyless(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
2
low-spirited
2
mawkish(adjective, soft, sad, tender, sweet)
2
regrettable(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
2
schmaltzy(adjective, soft, tender, sweet, silly)
2
slushy(adjective, soft, sweet, emotional, wet)
2
tear-jerking(adjective, bad, soft, sad, tender)
2
teary-eyed(sad, crying, plaintive)
2
threnetic(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
1
affected(soft, sweet, silly, emotional, sloppy)
1
affecting(mean, low, sad, painful, wretched)
1
affectionate(soft, sweet, emotional, wet, sloppy)
1
afflicted(mean, low, sad, painful, wretched)
1
aggrieved
1
all-a-mort(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
1
baleful(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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