6
corny(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat)
6
dog-eared(adjective, mean, poor, shabby, worn)
6
platitudinous(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat)
6
tedious(adjective, dull, flat, stupid, dry)
6
unoriginal(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat)
5
bromidic(adjective, dull, flat, excite, stupid)
5
damaged(adjective, shabby, worn, dingy, seedy)
5
familiar(adjective, trite, corny)
5
injured(adjective, deterioration, shabby, worn, dingy)
5
insubstantial(feeble, dilapidated, debilitated, deteriorated, decaying)
5
old-hat
5
set(adjective, dull, flat, silly, common)
5
tiresome(adjective, dull, flat, stupid, dry)
4
bare(adjective, divestment)
4
battered(mean, rough, feeble, deterioration, shabby)
4
cliché(adjective, dull, set, hard, flat)
4
derelict(adjective, shabby, worn, dingy, seedy)
4
down-at-heel(adjective, mean, poor, cheap, better)
4
hackney
4
impaired(adjective, stale, shabby, exhausted, worn)
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