(a.) Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable.

affecting afflictive anguished anxious austere bitter black bleak bored cheerless comfortless crestfallen dejected deplorable depressant depressed depressing depressive desolate despondent discomforting disconsolate discontented disgusted disheartened disheartening dismal dismaying dispirited dispiriting distressful distressing doleful dolorific dolorogenic dolorous down downcast downhearted dreary gloomy grief-stricken grievous grim heartsick humorless in bad humor inconsolable infestive inhospitable lamentable lugubrious melancholic melancholy mirthless miserable morose mournful moving nauseated nauseous oppressive out of humor out of sorts painful pathetic piteous pitiable pleasureless poignant prey to malaise regrettable repelled revolted rueful sad saddened saddening severe sharp sickened somber sore sorrowful sorry sorryish suffering angst touching triste uncheerful uncheery uncomfortable uneasy unfulfilled ungratified unhappy unjoyful unmirthful unquiet unsatisfied unsmiling woebegone woeful wretched