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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.
If you describe something as drab, you think that it is dull and boring to look at or experience. Mary was wearing the same drab grey dress. ...his drab little office.
1. textiles : any of various cloths of a dull brown or gray color. dressed in drabs. 2. a.
Definitions of drab. noun. a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown. synonyms: olive drab. see more. 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”
Definition of drab adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Drab definition: dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.. See examples of DRAB used in a sentence.
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 meaning, definition, what is drab: not bright in colour, especially in a wa...: Learn more.
adjective. uk / dræb / us. Add to word list Add to word list. without colour and boring to look at: drab, grey buildings. (Definition of drab from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of drab. in Chinese (Traditional) （尤指外表）單調的，乏味的，缺乏色彩的，平淡的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) （尤指外表）单调的，乏味的，缺乏色彩的，平淡的…
adj. dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc. having the color drab. n. dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray. Textiles any of several fabrics of this color, esp. of thick wool or cotton.
