drabber; drabbest
2
a
: of a light olive brown color : of the color drab (see drab entry 2 sense 1a)
b
: of the dull brown color of drab (see drab entry 2 sense 2)
drably
adverb
drabness
noun
1
a
: a light olive brown
b
: a dull, lifeless, or faded appearance or quality
2
textiles
: any of various cloths of a dull brown or gray color
dressed in drabs
: a small amount
—usually used in the phrase dribs and drabs
receiving donations in dribs and drabs
plural drabs
1
: slattern
2
: a woman who engages in sex acts and especially sexual intercourse in exchange for pay : a woman who is a sex worker
drabbed; drabbing; drabs
: to associate with sex workers
… a waster, an idler; drinking and drabbing …—
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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
Noun (3)
in its time, this waterfront dive was decried as a den of iniquity, unfit even for the drunks and drabs who haunted it
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PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Perfect for an aspiring weatherman, or a husband with a very drab desk.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
But the truth sinks in when Sofia visits her cousin Gia at her drab, unwelcoming children’s home.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
Olive drab, a hue known to army brats (not to be confused with Charli’s brats), expanded the palette.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Replacing a drab sky with a beautiful one used to be a many-step process involving manual masking and layers.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Perfect for an aspiring weatherman, or a husband with a very drab desk.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
But the truth sinks in when Sofia visits her cousin Gia at her drab, unwelcoming children’s home.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
Olive drab, a hue known to army brats (not to be confused with Charli’s brats), expanded the palette.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Drab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drab. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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