17
stained(noun, verb, adjective, dull, dirty)
15
damaged(verb, adjective, tainted, blemished, marked)
15
tainted(verb, adjective, dull, polluted, impure)
14
besmirched(verb, adjective, dirty, vile, polluted)
14
sullied(verb, adjective, dark, gloomy, dirty)
13
spotted(verb, adjective, blemished)
9
soiled(noun, verb, adjective, dirty, foul)
7
blackened(verb, adjective, slandered)
7
blemished(verb, adjective, blemished)
7
defiled(verb, adjective, evil, common, stable)
7
discolored(verb, adjective, blemished)
7
smirched(verb, dirtied)
7
smudged(verb, dirtied)
6
befouled(verb, dirtied)
6
flyblown
5
polluted(verb, adjective, dirty, foul, tainted)
5
contaminated(verb, adjective, dirty, foul, polluted)
5
defaced(verb, adjective, blemished)
5
dingy(adjective, dull, dark, gloomy, dirty)
5
dirtied(verb, dirtied)
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