Answer:

doleful

Answer	Crossword Clue
DOLEFUL	Causing grief
DOLEFUL	Despondent
DOLEFUL	Melancholy

DOLEFUL	Sad
DOLEFUL	Quite sad
DOLEFUL	Woebegone
DOLEFUL	Like a jeremiad.
DOLEFUL	Plaintive

Crossword

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