237 entries under adjective topic. ×

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distressing(bad, awful, terrible, wretched)
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pitiful(bad, sad, awful, terrible)
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dismal(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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pathetic(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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pitiable(bad, sad, unhappy, property)
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poignant(sad, property, wretched, pitiful)
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doleful(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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lugubrious(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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unhappy(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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upsetting(awful, terrible, dreadful, distressing)
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deadly(bad, awful, terrible, horrible)
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forlorn(bad, sad, unhappy, miserable)
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harrowing(bad, awful, terrible, horrible)
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horrible(awful, terrible, afraid)
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cataclysmic(bad, miserable, wretched, unfortunate)
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dolorous(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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fatal(bad, catastrophic)
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gloomy(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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horrendous(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
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inauspicious(miserable, wretched, adverse, unfortunate)
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