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Cheerless vs Afflictive - What's the difference?

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Cheerless is a related term of afflictive.


As adjectives the difference between cheerless and afflictive

is that cheerless is devoid of cheer; gloomy while afflictive is that causes physical or mental pain.

cheerless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • devoid of cheer; gloomy

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    afflictive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That causes physical or mental pain
    • (Alexander Pope)
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