drab 1 of 2

as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest the new city hall promises to be another drab pile of masonry for the town

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This encounter wasn’t as drab as the scoreline might suggest. Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024 Lighter shades of gray are having a moment, proving that hue is anything but drab. Laura Lajiness Kaupke, refinery29.com, 5 Sep. 2024 Like much of California, the previous annex needed renovation — plumbing, sprinklers for fires, Décor was drab. Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024 An image of soccer cleats sitting on a drab living room floor, for example, can be altered to appear in a more visually appealing grass field. John Kell, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drab 

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“Drab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drab. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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