Doleful
Grievous
Grievous adjective - Of a kind to cause great distress.
Usage example: the grievous cost of the war in human lives weighed heavily on the president's mind
Doleful is a synonym for grievous in sad topic. Sometimes you can use "Doleful" instead an adjective "Grievous", if it concerns topics such as sorrowful, happy.
Mutual synonyms
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