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fateful(warning, threatening, unfavorable, ominous)
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foreboding(warning, threatening, unfavorable, ominous)
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unlikely(inadequate, useless, shaky, inappropriate)
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unlucky(negative, warning, threatening, unfavorable)
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baleful(warning, threatening, unfavorable, ominous)
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doubtful(shaky, unlikely)
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dreary(harsh, dark, gloomy, miserable)
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improbable(shaky, unlikely)
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lowering
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poor(small, insignificant, unimportant)
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unfit(appropriate, negative, inappropriate, unsuitable)
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dim(depressing, unfavorable)
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discouraging(verb, harsh, dark, gloomy)
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dubious
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grim(poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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inadequate(poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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miserable(poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
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calamitous(negative, disapproving, uncomplimentary)
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doomed(warning, threatening, desperate, worrying)
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doomful(warning, threatening, worrying)
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