367 entries under adjective topic. ×

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unlucky(mean, bad, wrong, evil)
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unhappy(good, dull, bad, ability)
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hapless(bad, poor, sad, pain)
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wretched(bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
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miserable(noun, person, dull, sad)
25
lamentable(bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
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woeful(sad, unhappy, dark, unpleasant)
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sad(feature, characteristic, sorrow, negative)
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infelicitous(good, bad, ability, sad)
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luckless(bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
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deplorable(good, bad, sad, sorrow)
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inauspicious(miserable, improper, inappropriate, adverse)
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star-crossed(bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
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disastrous(bad, miserable, adverse, doomed)
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ill-fated(bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
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ill-starred(bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
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untoward(adverb, bad, sad, unhappy)
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grievous(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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distressing(sad, unhappy, awful, terrible)
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terrible(bad, severe, awful, miserable)
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