Related Clues:

• Whiskey ___
• Pathetic, as an excuse
• Poor, as an excuse
• Menacing
• Like an Emmett Kelly face
• 'That's a shame'
• On the blue side
• Tragic
• Downcast
• 'Mr. Dieingly ___' (1966 Critters hit)
• Pensive
• Like Baker's sack
• Uneven
• Acerbic
• Type of grapes?