36
fusty(adjective, hard, warm, difficult, rank)
27
hard(adjective, difficult, complex, dry, bare)
26
flat(adjective, dull, set, hard, weak)
25
musty(adjective, dull, set, strong, hard)
25
boring(adjective, dull, weak, simple, flat)
24
hackneyed(adjective, dull, set, mean, beat)
24
nasty(adjective, hard, difficult, rank, complex)
22
trite(adjective, dull, set, mean, hard)
22
old(adjective, beat, hard, last, dead)
21
banal(adjective, dull, set, hard, weak)
21
commonplace(adjective, dull, set, hard, simple)
21
oppressive(adjective, hard, warm, difficult, complex)
21
sluggish(adjective, hard, difficult, complex)
21
tired(adjective, dull, set, beat, hard)
20
dull(adjective, set, hard, weak, simple)
19
insipid(adjective, dull, hard, weak, flat)
18
heavy-handed(adjective, dull, hard, difficult, complex)
18
ponderous(adjective, dull, hard, difficult, complex)
18
sticky(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, tight)
17
dry(verb, adjective, take, dull, hard)
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