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nasty(adjective, hard, difficult, rank, complex)
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oppressive(adjective, hard, warm, difficult, complex)
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musty(adjective, hard, warm, heavy, rank)
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frowsty(adjective, rotten, stinking, smelly)
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malodorous(adjective, hard, rank, foul, disagreeable)
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stuffy(adjective, warm, tight, rotten)
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fetid(adjective, hard, warm, rank, foul)
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rank(noun, adjective, hard, foul, disagreeable)
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putrid(adjective, rank, foul, disagreeable, sour)
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frowzy(adjective, bad, rank, foul, disagreeable)
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rotten(adjective, bad, rank, foul, disagreeable)
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close(adjective, warm, chilly, damp)
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moldy(adjective, heavy, rank, foul, disagreeable)
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old-fashioned(adjective, dull, warm, new, old)
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bad(adjective, rank, foul, disagreeable, sour)
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high(adjective, bad, rank, foul, disagreeable)
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mildewy(adjective, rotten, musty, stinking)
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noisome(adjective, hard, rank, foul, disagreeable)
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old(adjective, dull, hard, new, sour)
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smelly(adjective, hard, warm, rank, foul)
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