depressing

I'd say the important question is "How is this any different from the rest of the management science literature, which is pretty depressing stuff?"

It’s dinky and depressing and it doesn’t do a thing to make the world a better place.

Maybe this would all be too depressing to bear if we didn’t know that the good guys eventually triumph.

As Adam Cormack, from the charity, put it: "This depressing sight is a reminder to all of us that not every ancient tree is in a safe place."

"It feels like the litter picks aren't making any difference, the litter and the fly-tipping is coming back twofold. It's a gloomy place to be in, it's depressing," she said.