60 entries under murky topic. ×

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unlit(adjective, characteristic, shade, color, feature)
22
drab(adjective, dull, bay, buff, feature)
22
swarthy(adjective, feature, appearance, pitch, inky)
22
threatening(adjective, feature, character, gloomy, description)
21
funereal(adjective, depressing, dull, black, character)
21
indistinct(adjective, characteristic, obscure, shade, color)
20
inky(adjective, characteristic, color, pitch, clouded)
20
pitch-black(adjective, characteristic, color, black, feature)
19
mournful(adjective, sad, sorrow, woe, gloomy)
18
atrocious(adjective, description, feature, characteristic, attribute)
18
sinister(adjective, evil, obscure, rough, nasty)
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clouded(adjective, dull, obscure, gloomy, lack)
17
caliginous(adjective, characteristic, dull, black, rare)
17
ebony(adjective, appearance, feature, characteristic, black)
17
ominous(adjective, character, behaviour, personality, upset)
17
pitch-dark(adjective, characteristic, color, pitch, black)
16
sad(adjective, unhappy, gloomy, depressing, dull)
16
unlighted(adjective, characteristic, color, feature, shade)
15
vague(adjective, clear, obscure, rough, gloomy)
15
doleful(adjective, sorrow, woe, bad, sad)
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