| Dull |
| Drab |
| Grimy |
| Gloomy |
| Dismal |
| Sombre |
| Grayish |
| Unclean |
| Squalid |
| --- shabby! |
| Dull-colored |
| Like a hovel |
| Drab-looking |
| Gone to seed |
| Grimy-looking |
| Dirty looking |
| Faded or dirty |
| Dull and dirty |
| Dismal and drab |
| Drab and dismal |
| Dark and dreary |
| Not at all bright |
| Drab & poorly lit |
| In need of bleach |
| Not bright anymore |
| Drab and depressing |
| Needing bleach, say |
| Not bright or clean |
| Having set-in stains |
| Dark, dull and dirty |
| Not quite white anymore |
| In need of bleach, perhaps |
| Not completely white anymore |
| Darkened with grime and smoke |