4
inapt(unsuitable, unfitting, untimely)
4
malapropos(adjective, negative, improper, inappropriate, unsuitable)
4
misfortunate(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, adverse, annoying)
4
paltry(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
4
piteous(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful, mournful)
4
plaintive(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
4
portentous
4
repugnant(adjective, hostile, unfriendly, antagonistic, contrary)
4
rueful(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
4
ruined(adjective, bad, poor, unhappy, awkward)
4
sad sack(noun, adjective, person, sad, sorrow)
4
unacceptable(adjective, unsuitable, unfitting, endured, untimely)
4
unpleasant(adjective, sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
4
unspeakable(adjective, endured)
4
wistful(adjective, sad, dark, sorrow, depression)
4
woebegone
3
abhorrent(adjective, endured)
3
abominable(adjective, endured)
3
acute(adjective, endured)
3
badly off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, poor, depressed)
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