Brooding and Sad

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Brooding adjective - Deeply or seriously thoughtful.

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Sad and brooding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sad" instead an adjective "Brooding".

Nearby Words: brood, broody, brooded, brooder

Sad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.

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Brooding and sad are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brooding" instead an adjective "Sad".

Nearby Words: sadness, sadly

There are still the sad fatalities of war, but the major lowering of the kill-rate (particularly thanks to Lowe and Co.'s aversion to killing) along with Lowe and his group's hijinks and eccentricities keep their stories from brooding so much.

Source: Manga / Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray

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