Depressive
Depressive adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: the depressive air of a dingy barroom where locals went to drown their sorrows
Hopeless and depressive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hopeless" instead an adjective "Depressive".
Hopeless
Hopeless adjective - Not capable of being cured or reformed.
Depressive and hopeless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Depressive" instead an adjective "Hopeless".
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Tom Araya provides one in his guest appearance on "Iron Gland." Mohs Scale of Lyrical Hardness: They are masters of depressive, hopeless lyrics.
Source: Music / Alice in Chains - Thus people are prone to fall victim to the celeb crush, which can vary from hopeless, depressive mooning to innocent fantasizing to crazy schemes to meet and woo the object of their affections.
Source: Celeb Crush
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