drabbishadj.1
/ˈdrabɪʃ/ Partaking of the qualities of a drab; sluttish.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirty person > [adjective]
sluttishc1405
sluttya1425
slut?a1513
drabbish1566
drabby1612
sordid1613
slithy1622
sleathy1652
slattering1673
slatternly1677
slattern1683
trapish1703
slammerkin1742
trolloping1770
unheppen1790
trollopy1800
slatternish1833
haveless1868
1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. E I markte the drabbishe sorcerers And harde their dismall spell.
1884 T. Hardy Interlopers at Knap in Eng. Illustr. Mag. May 506/2 The drabbish woman she had expected.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
drabbishadj.2
Somewhat drab in colour; drab-looking. Also in combination.
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the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > dull coloured
wannish?a1412
colourless1557
sullena1586
sober1603
dingy1665
dunduckety1818
duckety1841
drabbish1842
neutral-tinted1844
drabby1862
drab1880
drably-tinted1891
terne1901
1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes II. ii. 56 Dressed in a dusty drabbish-coloured suit.
1870 R. Broughton Red as Rose I. 64 So many..are neutral-tinted, drabbish, greyish.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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