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drab

noun (1)
\ ˈdrab How to pronounce drab (audio) \

Definition of drab

 (Entry 1 of 5)

1 : slattern
2 : prostitute

drab

verb
drabbed; drabbing

Definition of drab (Entry 2 of 5)

intransitive verb

: to associate with prostitutes a waster, an idler; drinking and drabbing— Aldous Huxley

drab

noun (2)

Definition of drab (Entry 3 of 5)

1 textiles : any of various cloths of a dull brown or gray color dressed in drabs
2a : a light olive brown
b : a dull, lifeless, or faded appearance or quality

drab

adjective
drabber; drabbest

Definition of drab (Entry 4 of 5)

1a : 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)
2 : characterized by dullness and monotony : cheerless a drab life drab industrial buildings

drab

noun (3)

Definition of drab (Entry 5 of 5)

: a small amount —usually used in the phrase dribs and drabs receiving donations in dribs and drabs
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Other Words from drab

Adjective

drably adverb
drabness noun

Examples of drab in a Sentence

Adjective

 He lives a drab life. the new city hall promises to be another drab pile of masonry for the town

First Known Use of drab

Noun (1)

circa 1515, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1599, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (3)

1809, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for drab

Noun (1)

origin unknown

Verb

noun derivative of drab entry 1

Noun (2) and Adjective

Middle French drap cloth, from Late Latin drappus

Noun (3)

probably alteration of drib

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More Definitions for drab

drab

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of drab

: not bright or colorful : too plain or dull to be interesting

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