Bleak
Bleak adjective - Unpleasantly cold and damp.
Usage example: bleak winds of the North Atlantic
Cutting
Cutting adjective - Unpleasantly cold and damp.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Neon Genesis Evangelion, NERV is fighting to save the world the world from complete destruction, yet the UN keeps cutting its defence budget, heck it even wanted to Nuke Tokyo 3 into oblivion if the situation looks bleak.
Source: Divided We Fall -
Album-wise, Camp uses this several times, probably most effectively by cutting straight from the uptempo, hedonistic "Bonfire" to the bleak Tear Jerker "All the Shine." "Hold You Down" follows "L.E.S.," and it feels like the light at the end of the tunnel.
Source: Music / Childish Gambino
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