drably

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.

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[Alteration of obsolete French drap, cloth, from Old French; see drape.]

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drab′ly adv.

drab′ness n.

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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).

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[Possibly of Celtic origin (akin to Scottish Gaelic dràbag Irish Gaelic drabóg, slattern) or from Dutch drab, dregs.]

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drab ³

 (drăb)

n.

A negligible amount: finished the work in dribs and drabs.

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[Probably alteration of drib.]

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

drably - in a drab manner; "she dresses drably"

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Translations

بصورة رتيبه او خامِلَه

bezvýraznějednotvárně

kedeligttrist

eintönig

szürkén

drungalega, á tilbreytingarlausan hátt

grått

sıkıcı şekilde

单调乏味地

drably

adv dressed → trist; painted → in tristen Farben; drably uniform → deprimierend eintönig

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drab

(drӕb) adjective

dull and uninteresting, especially in colour. drab clothes. eentonig دراب: قماش رمادي مُسَمَّر، رتيب، خامِل сив insípido bezvýrazný, šedivý eintönig trist; kedelig μουντός, άχαροςapagado, soso, sin gracia, gris üksluine بی روح؛ خسته کننده tympeä terne מְשָעֲמֵם फूहड़ औरत, वेश्या sivosmeđa boja szürke tidak ceria tilbreytingarlaus, litlaus, drungalegur monotono; incolore, smorto さえない 충충한 pilkas, neįdomus vienmuļš; neizteiksmīgs; neinteresants kusam saaitrist, grå, kjedelig, monotonbezbarwny, nijaki ستړى كوونكى desbotado cenuşiu, tern серый bezvýrazný, sivý pust (barva) jednoličan trist, enformig, grå สีจืดชืด yavan, sıkıcı, kasvetli 單調乏味的，無光彩的(尤指顏色) нудний, одноманітний بے کیف xám xịt 单调乏味的，无生气的

ˈdrably adverb

eentonige بصورة رتيبه او خامِلَه сиво insipidamente bezvýrazně, jednotvárně eintönig trist; kedeligt μονότονα, μουντά apagadamente üksluiselt بطور ملال آور tympeästi de façon terne בְּשִעָמוּם फूहड़ता से sivo, sivosmeđe szürkén secara membosankan drungalega, á tilbreytingarlausan hátt in modo incolore くすんで 시시하게 pilkai vienmuļi; neizteiksmīgi; neinteresanti sangat kusam saaitrist, grått szaro په ناوړه ډول sem cor mohorât серо jednotvárne pusto jednolično trist, enformigt อย่างไม่มีรสชาติ; อย่างจืดชืด sıkıcı şekilde 單調乏味地 нудно, одноманітно بد سلیقہ انداز میں một cách xám xịt 单调乏味地

ˈdrabness noun

eentonigheid رَتابَه мрачност insipidez bezvýraznost, jednotvárnost, šeď die Eintönigkeit trøstesløshed μονοτονία, μουντάδα falta de gracia üksluisus بی رنگ و آبی؛ دلگیری tympeys aspect/caractère terne שעמום नीरसता sivilo szürkeség keburukan tilbreytingarleysi grigiore, monotonia くすんでいること 시시함 pilkumas vienmuļīgums; neizteiksmīgums; neinteresantums kekusaman saaiheidensformighet, monotoni szarość بى رنګه falta de cor monotonie серость sivosť dolgočasnost jednoličnost tristess, enformighet สิ่งที่ไม่มีรสชาติ; หญิงสกปรกโสมม sıkıcılık, kasvet 單調乏味 одноманітність; сірість غلاظت sự buồn tẻ 单调乏味

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