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drab

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noun (1)

drab

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verb

drabbed; drabbing

intransitive verb

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

drab

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noun (2)

1
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

drab

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adjective

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)
2
: characterized by dullness and monotony : cheerless
a drab life
drab industrial buildings
drably adverb
drabness noun

drab

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noun (3)

: a small amount
usually used in the phrase dribs and drabs
receiving donations in dribs and drabs

Example Sentences

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

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of drab was circa 1515

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