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drab 1

 (drăb)
adj. drab·ber, drab·best
1.
a. Of a dull grayish to yellowish brown.
b. Of a light olive brown or khaki color.
2. Faded and dull in appearance.
3. Dull or commonplace in character; dreary: a drab personality. See Synonyms at dull.
n.
1. A dull grayish to yellowish or light olive brown.
2. Cloth of this color or of an unbleached natural color.

[Alteration of obsolete French drap, cloth, from Old French; see drape.]

drab′ly adv.
drab′ness n.

drab 2

 (drăb)
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.
A negligible amount: finished the work in dribs and drabs.

[Probably alteration of drib.]
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drab

(dræb)
adj, drabber or drabbest
1. dull; dingy; shabby
2. cheerless; dreary: a drab evening.
3. (Colours) of the colour drab
n
4. (Colours) a light olive-brown colour
5. (Textiles) a fabric of a dull grey or brown colour
[C16: from Old French drap cloth, from Late Latin drappus, perhaps of Celtic origin]
ˈdrably adv
ˈdrabness n

drab

(dræb)
n
1. a slatternly woman
2. (Professions) a whore
vb, drabs, drabbing or drabbed
(intr) to consort with prostitutes
[C16: of Celtic origin; compare Scottish Gaelic drabag]
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drab1

(dræb)

adj. drab•ber, drab•best,
n. adj.
1. lacking in brightness, spirit, etc.; dull.
2. of the color drab.
n.
3. a brownish gray.
4. fabric of this color, esp. of thick wool or cotton.
[1535–45; < Middle French drap < Late Latin drappus piece of cloth]
drab′ly, adv.
drab′ness, n.

drab2

(dræb)

n., v. drabbed, drab•bing. n.
1. a slatternly woman.
2. a prostitute.
v.i.
3. to associate with drabs.
[1505–15]
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drab


Past participle: drabbed
Gerund: drabbing

Imperative
drab
drab
Present
I drab
you drab
he/she/it drabs
we drab
you drab
they drab
Preterite
I drabbed
you drabbed
he/she/it drabbed
we drabbed
you drabbed
they drabbed
Present Continuous
I am drabbing
you are drabbing
he/she/it is drabbing
we are drabbing
you are drabbing
they are drabbing
Present Perfect
I have drabbed
you have drabbed
he/she/it has drabbed
we have drabbed
you have drabbed
they have drabbed
Past Continuous
I was drabbing
you were drabbing
he/she/it was drabbing
we were drabbing
you were drabbing
they were drabbing
Past Perfect
I had drabbed
you had drabbed
he/she/it had drabbed
we had drabbed
you had drabbed
they had drabbed
Future
I will drab
you will drab
he/she/it will drab
we will drab
you will drab
they will drab
Future Perfect
I will have drabbed
you will have drabbed
he/she/it will have drabbed
we will have drabbed
you will have drabbed
they will have drabbed
Future Continuous
I will be drabbing
you will be drabbing
he/she/it will be drabbing
we will be drabbing
you will be drabbing
they will be drabbing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been drabbing
you have been drabbing
he/she/it has been drabbing
we have been drabbing
you have been drabbing
they have been drabbing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been drabbing
you will have been drabbing
he/she/it will have been drabbing
we will have been drabbing
you will have been drabbing
they will have been drabbing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been drabbing
you had been drabbing
he/she/it had been drabbing
we had been drabbing
you had been drabbing
they had been drabbing
Conditional
I would drab
you would drab
he/she/it would drab
we would drab
you would drab
they would drab
Past Conditional
I would have drabbed
you would have drabbed
he/she/it would have drabbed
we would have drabbed
you would have drabbed
they would have drabbed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.drab - a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
olive - a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
Adj.1.drab - lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; "her drab personality"; "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"; "a series of dreary dinner parties"
dull - lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods"
2.drab - lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan grey"; "children in somber brown clothes"
colorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful
3.drab - of a light brownish green color
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
4.drab - causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
cheerless, depressing, uncheerful - causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the economic outlook is depressing"; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place"
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drab

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drab

adjective
1. Lacking vividness in color:
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Translations
دراب: قماش رمادي مُسَمَّر، رتيب، خامِلرَتِيب
bezvýraznýfádníšedivý
tristkedelig
tylsä
bezličan
tilbreytingarlaus, litlaus, drungalegur
さえない
칙칙한
neįdomuspilkaipilkaspilkumas
neinteresantsneizteiksmīgsvienmuļš
trist
ไม่มีชีวิตชีวา
buồn tẻ

drab

[dræb]
A. ADJ (drabber (compar) (drabbest (superl))) [colour] → apagado; [life] → monótono, gris
B. N
1. (= fabric) tela de color marrón o gris apagado
2.
see dribs
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drab

[ˈdræb] adj [clothes] → terne, morne; [room, place] → glauque; [life] → monotone
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drab

adj (+er)trist; life, activitieseintönig; drab browngraubraun
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drab

[dræb] adj (-ber (comp) (-best (superl))) (colour) → cupo/a; (clothes) → triste; (life) → grigio/a, tetro/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

drab

(drӕb) adjective
dull and uninteresting, especially in colour. drab clothes.
ˈdrably adverb
ˈdrabness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

drab

رَتِيب fádní trist trist άχρωμος soso tylsä fade bezličan scialbo さえない 칙칙한 kleurloos trøstesløs nudny monótono однообразный trist ไม่มีชีวิตชีวา sıkıcı buồn tẻ 单调乏味的
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