7
run-down(adjective, mean, shape, shabby, worn)
7
sleazy(adjective, mean, poor, careless, dirty)
7
smoky(adjective, dull, lead, dirty, gray)
7
tenebrous(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, miserable)
6
sad(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, miserable)
6
sorry
6
colorless(adjective, tacky, soiled, ugliness)
6
discolored(adjective, dirty, distressed, worn, tacky)
6
disconsolate
6
dusty(adjective, dull, lead, dirty, unclean)
6
filthy(adjective, nasty, dark, gloomy, dirty)
6
mangy(adjective, mean, poor, cheap, better)
6
obscure(adjective, dull, soft, flat, dark)
6
slovenly(adjective, nasty, plain, careless, dirty)
6
tattered(adjective, mean, rough, better, shabby)
6
tired(adjective, mean, poor, dirty, shabby)
6
untidy(adjective, plain, careless, loose, dirty)
5
ashen(adjective, dull, soft, obscure, lead)
5
cloudy(adjective, dull, soft, obscure, flat)
5
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