cheerless (adj) ˈtʃɪər lɪs

desolate (v) ˈdɛs ə lɪt; -ˌleɪt

disconsolate (adj) dɪsˈkɒn sə lɪt

dismal (adj) ˈdɪz məl

doleful (adv) ˈdoʊl fəl

downcast (phr) ˈdaʊnˌkæst, -ˌkɑst

downhearted (phr) ˈdaʊnˈhɑr tɪd

forlorn fɔrˈlɔrn

heartsick ˈhɑrtˌsɪk

low spirited

melancholic ˌmɛl ənˈkɒl ɪk

melancholy (n) ˈmɛl ənˌkɒl i

misty eyed

pathetic pəˈθɛt ɪk

plight (v) plaɪt

rueful ˈru fəl

sad (adj) sæd

sorrowful (adj) ˈsɒr ə fəl, ˈsɔr-

wistful (adj) ˈwɪst fəl

woebegone (adj) ˈwoʊ bɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn

woeful (adj)

wretched (adj) ˈrɛtʃ ɪd

dispirited (adj)

elegiac (adj) ˌɛl ɪˈdʒaɪ ək, -æk, ɪˈli dʒiˌæk

desolately (adv)

was sad

plaintively

saddenned

agrieved

gried

griefed

eepy