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unlucky(adjective, bad, sad, pain, unhappy)
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unfortunate(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
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adverse(adjective, help, bad, poor, cross)
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inauspicious(adjective, miserable, wretched, adverse, unfortunate)
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indecorous(adjective, offensive, rude, coarse, suitable)
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unseemly(adjective, wrong, taste, offensive, rude)
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indecent(adjective, offensive, rude, coarse, suitable)
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unbecoming(adjective, bad, offensive, unhappy, rude)
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improper(adjective, offensive, rude, coarse, vile)
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infelicitous(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
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unfavorable(adjective, help, bad, poor, miserable)
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unpropitious(adjective, bad, poor, negative, awkward)
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hapless(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
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indelicate(adjective, offensive, rude, coarse, suitable)
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unhappy(adjective, bad, sad, unpleasant, miserable)
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disastrous(adjective, miserable, adversity, adverse, unfortunate)
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unfavourable
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awkward(adjective, poor, unpleasant, improper, incorrect)
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ill-fated(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
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ill-starred(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
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