12
sooty(adjective, dull, soft, obscure, flat)
10
squalid(adjective, mean, poor, nasty, dark)
9
depressing(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, miserable)
9
crazy(adjective, informal, strange, silly, foolish)
9
faded(adjective, dull, soft, obscure, flat)
8
begrimed(adjective, dirty, gray, murky, hazy)
8
cheerless(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, miserable)
8
clouded(adjective, dull, obscure, lead, dark)
8
dilapidated(adjective, mean, rough, better, shabby)
8
dispiriting(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, miserable)
8
foul(adjective, nasty, dark, gloomy, dirty)
8
raunchy(adjective, careless, sloppy, shabby, worn)
8
scruffy(adjective, mean, poor, careless, dirty)
8
sordid(adjective, nasty, dirty, shabby, filthy)
8
sullied(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, dirty)
8
tacky(adjective, mean, rough, poor, informal)
8
threadbare(adjective, mean, rough, better, shabby)
7
blue(adjective, dull, feeling, dark, gloomy)
7
broken-down(adjective, mean, poor, better, shabby)
7
leaden(adjective, dull, soft, obscure, lead)
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