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drab 1
(drăb)adj. drab·ber, drab·best
1.
a. Of a dull grayish to yellowish brown.
b. Of a light olive brown or khaki color.
2. Faded and dull in appearance.
3. Dull or commonplace in character; dreary: a drab personality. See Synonyms at dull.
n.
1. A dull grayish to yellowish or light olive brown.
2. Cloth of this color or of an unbleached natural color.
[Alteration of obsolete French drap, cloth, from Old French; see drape.]
drab′ly adv.
drab′ness n.
drab 2
(drăb)n.
1. A slovenly woman; a slattern.
2. A woman prostitute.
intr.v. drabbed, drab·bing, drabs
To consort with prostitutes: "Even amid his drabbing, he himself retained some virginal airs" (Stanislaus Joyce).
[Possibly of Celtic origin (akin to Scottish Gaelic dràbag Irish Gaelic drabóg, slattern) or from Dutch drab, dregs.]
drab 3
(drăb)n.
A negligible amount: finished the work in dribs and drabs.
[Probably alteration of drib.]
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Adv. | 1. | drably - in a drab manner; "she dresses drably" |
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بصورة رتيبه او خامِلَه
bezvýraznějednotvárně
kedeligttrist
szürkén
drungalega, á tilbreytingarlausan hátt
sıkıcı şekilde
drably
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drab
(drӕb) adjective dull and uninteresting, especially in colour. drab clothes.
ˈdrably adverbˈdrabness noun
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