3
slight
3
slim
3
stereotypic(adjective, excite, usual, trite)
3
stereotypical(adjective, excite, usual, trite)
3
unkempt(adjective, mean, rough, loose, shabby)
3
used(adjective, feeble, stale, shabby, worn)
2
bald(adjective, divestment)
2
colorless(adjective, dull, beat, dirty, common)
2
conventional(adjective, trite, corny)
2
deteriorated(mean, poor, feeble, deterioration, shabby)
2
dirty
2
disreputable
2
down at heel
2
drained(adjective, dull, set, beat, flat)
2
everyday(adjective, trite, corny)
2
familiar tune(expression, adjective, dull, set, flat)
2
fusty(adjective, dull, hard, tired, old)
2
humdrum
2
naked(adjective, covering, divestment)
2
neglected(mean, poor, loose, shabby, dingy)
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