4
mangy(adjective, mean, poor, cheap, better)
4
monotonous(adjective, dull, flat, stupid, dry)
4
old hat(expression, adjective, dull, flat, commonplace)
4
overworked(adjective, excite, usual)
4
ratty(adjective, mean, slang, poor, better)
4
slovenly(adjective, loose, cheap, tasteless, sloppy)
4
torn
4
uncreative(adjective, trite, corny)
3
antiquated(adjective, dull, hard, feeble, tired)
3
bathetic(adjective, dull, flat, commonplace, stale)
3
beat-up(adjective, shabby, worn, dingy, seedy)
3
cliché-ridden(adjective, dull, hard, standard, old)
3
imitative(adjective, trite, corny)
3
improve
3
old-fashioned
3
passe(adjective, dull, hard, deterioration, old)
3
played out
3
poor(adjective, trite, corny)
3
scanty
3
secondhand
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