6
jejune(adjective, dull, boring, tedious, dreary)
6
musty(adjective, characteristic, hard, out, old)
6
sooty(adjective, nasty, dirty, foul, sloppy)
5
dust-covered
5
filthy(adjective, nasty, dirty, foul, sloppy)
5
floury(adjective, pulverulence, powdery)
5
foul(adjective, nasty, dirty, sloppy, filthy)
5
grungy(adjective, nasty, dirty, foul, sloppy)
5
mealy(adjective, pulverulence, powdery)
5
messy(verb, adjective, nasty, dirty, foul)
5
slovenly(adjective, nasty, dirty, foul, sloppy)
5
smoky(adjective, dull, lead, dirty, grim)
5
unsanitary(adjective, nasty, dirty, foul, sloppy)
4
tedious(adjective, dull, simple, boring, dreary)
4
branny
4
defiled(adjective, nasty, foul, sloppy, filthy)
4
droughty(adjective, hard, dry, bare, stale)
4
dull(adjective, hard, weak, soft, gentle)
4
flat(adjective, dull, hard, boring, tedious)
4
granular(adjective, light, fine, rough, loose)
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