6
reeking(adjective, strong, hard, offensive, sweet)
6
shopworn(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat)
6
squalid(adjective, poor, dirty, aged, stuffy)
6
stinking(adjective, strong, hard, offensive, sweet)
5
banal(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat)
5
close(adjective, warm, stale, oppressive, smelly)
5
common(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat)
5
commonplace(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat)
5
dirty(adjective, aged, stuffy)
5
dry(adjective, hard, sharp, warm, unpleasant)
5
flat(adjective, dull, set, hard, silly)
5
flyblown
5
maggoty
5
miasmic(adjective, strong, offensive, sweet, foul)
5
mildewy(adjective, stale, rotten, aged, stinking)
5
moth-eaten(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat)
5
odorous(adjective, nasty, wretched, filthy, muddy)
5
offensive(adjective, strong, sweet, rank, foul)
5
old(adjective, hard, odd, sour, stale)
5
passe(adjective, hard, odd, out, old)
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