drabbed; drabbing
: to associate with prostitutes
a waster, an idler; drinking and drabbing—Aldous Huxley
1
textiles
: any of various cloths of a dull brown or gray color
dressed in drabs
2
a
: a light olive brown
b
: a dull, lifeless, or faded appearance or quality
drabber; drabbest
1
a
: of the dull brown color of drab (see drab entry 3 sense 1)
b
: of a light olive brown color : of the color drab (see drab entry 3 sense 2a)
drably
adverb
drabness
noun
: a small amount
—usually used in the phrase dribs and drabs
receiving donations in dribs and drabs
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