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Morose

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(adj.) sullen and ill-tempered

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Melancholy

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(n. ) a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause
(adj. ) having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive”

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Sullen

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(adj.) bad-tempered and sulky; quietly unhappy

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Sulky

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(adj. ) morose, bad-tempered, and resentful; refusing to be cooperative or cheerful
(adj. ) expressing or suggesting gloom or bad temper; quietly unhappy

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Mope

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(v.) be dejected and apathetic

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Brooding

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(adj. ) preoccupied with depressing, morbid, or painful memories or thoughts
(adj. ) appearing darkly menacing

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Desolate

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(adj. ) feeling or showing misery, unhappiness, or loneliness
(adj. ) (of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness

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Glum

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(adj.) looking or feeling dejected; morose

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Dejected

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(adj.) sad and depressed; dispirited

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Bleak

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(adj. ) (of the weather) cold and miserable

(adj. ) (of a situation or future prospect) not hopeful or encouraging; unlikely to have a favorable outcome

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Poignant

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(adj.) evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret; keenly distressing to the mind or feelings

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Dismal

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(adj. ) depressing; dreary
(adj. ) (of a person or a mood) gloomy.
(adj. ) pitifully or disgracefully bad

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