Horrible and Sad

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Horrible adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.

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

Nearby Words: horrid, horror, horrify, horribly

Sad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.

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

Nearby Words: sadness, sadly

Also, whenever something sad or horrible happens, you can count on him to coldly lay out the facts or state the status quo.

Source: Jerkass Has a Point
Neil Finn's "Song of the Lonely Mountain" is an extended version of what the Dwarves sing in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, somehow making the events it describes sound more sad and horrible.

Source: Solemn Ending Theme
Sure, her way of enjoying it amounts to doing horrible, messed up things to people, but it's still sad.

Source: Jerkass Woobie / Anime and Manga

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