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adjective
- 1. lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull: "the landscape was drab and grey" Similar Opposite
- 2. of a dull light brown colour: "drab camouflage uniforms"
noun
- 1. fabric of a dull light brown colour.
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DRAB definition: 1. boring, especially in appearance; having little colour and excitement: 2. boring, especially in…. Learn more.
The meaning of DRAB is characterized by dullness and monotony : cheerless. How to use drab in a sentence. characterized by dullness and monotony : cheerless; of a light olive brown color : of the color drab; of the dull brown color of drab…
adjective. lacking brightness or color; dull. “ drab faded curtains” synonyms: sober, somber, sombre. colorless, colourless. weak in color; not colorful. adjective. lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise. “her drab personality” “life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas” synonyms: dreary. dull.
n. 1. A slovenly woman; a slattern. 2. A woman prostitute. intr.v. drabbed, drab·bing, drabs. To consort with prostitutes: "Even amid his drabbing, he himself retained some virginal airs" (Stanislaus Joyce). [Possibly of Celtic origin (akin to Scottish Gaelic dràbag Irish Gaelic drabóg, slattern) or from Dutch drab, dregs.] drab 3. (drăb) n.
Drab definition: dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.. See examples of DRAB used in a sentence.
1. a kind of cloth, esp. a yellowish-brown wool. 2. a dull yellowish brown. adjective Word forms: ˈdrabber or ˈdrabbest. 3. of a dull yellowish-brown color. 4. not bright or lively; dull, dreary, or monotonous.
Noun. Verb. Filter. adjective. drabber, drabbest. Of a dull yellowish-brown color. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Of a light olive brown or khaki color. American Heritage. Faded and dull in appearance. American Heritage. Not bright or lively; dull, dreary, or monotonous. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: dreary. sombre.
Definition of drab adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "DRAB": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
If you describe something as drab, you think that it is dull and boring to look at or experience. ...his drab little office. Synonyms: dull , grey , gloomy , dismal More Synonyms of drab
