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drab
1[ drab ]
adjective
- dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.
- having the color drab.
noun
- dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- any of several fabrics of this color, especially of thick wool or cotton.
drab
2[ drab ]
noun
- a dirty, untidy woman; slattern.
- a prostitute.
verb (used without object)
- to associate with drabs.
drab
1/ »å°ùæ²ú /
adjective
- dull; dingy; shabby
- cheerless; dreary
a drab evening
- of the colour drab
noun
- a light olive-brown colour
- a fabric of a dull grey or brown colour
drab
2/ »å°ùæ²ú /
noun
- a slatternly woman
- a whore
verb
- intr to consort with prostitutes
Derived Forms
- ˈ»å°ù²¹²ú²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
- ˈ»å°ù²¹²ú±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- »å°ù²¹²úl²â adverb
- »å°ù²¹²ún±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of drab1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of drab1
Origin of drab2
Idioms and Phrases
see dribs and drabs .Example Sentences
A third successive shootout followed on the south coast, with little to separate Brighton and Forest following a drab game which lacked many clear-cut chances.
For all of the high-tech spy gear and hidden motives, “Black Bag†is at its most electrifying when it claws at the drab plot points of your average marriage drama.
Hopefully, more will come in, because they tend to come in in dribs and drabs over the first few months of the year.
In a drab second half lacking cutting edge, Quins fans had to wait until the 68th minute for the next points when Murley ran clear after a clever turnover to turn defence into attack.
In fact, contrary to California’s glitzy image, Reagan and Schwarzenegger are the odd men out in a long line of drab, largely ho-hum candidates who have been elected to the state’s top office.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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