drabbed; drabbing
: to associate with prostitutes
a waster, an idler; drinking and drabbing—
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley1
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
Synonyms
Noun (1)
Adjective
Examples of drab in a Sentence
Noun (1)
in its time, this waterfront dive was decried as a den of iniquity, unfit even for the drunks and drabs who haunted it
Adjective
He lives a drab life.
the new city hall promises to be another drab pile of masonry for the town
Recent Examples on the WebMare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
Natasha And Nuni Yusuf These stylish siblings never leave the house looking drab.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 3 May 2024
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Adjective
But the enormous alligator juniper has a history that transcends its drab catalog callout.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
Natasha And Nuni Yusuf These stylish siblings never leave the house looking drab.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 3 May 2024
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“Drab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drab. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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