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drab
drab 1 D0373500 (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 D0373500 (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 D0373500 (drăb)n. A negligible amount: finished the work in dribs and drabs.
[Probably alteration of drib.]drab (dræb) adj, drabber or drabbest1. dull; dingy; shabby2. cheerless; dreary: a drab evening. 3. (Colours) of the colour drabn4. (Colours) a light olive-brown colour5. (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) n1. a slatternly woman2. (Professions) a whorevb, drabs, drabbing or drabbed (intr) to consort with prostitutes[C16: of Celtic origin; compare Scottish Gaelic drabag]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] drab
Past participle: drabbed
Gerund: drabbing
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| I drab | | you drab | | he/she/it drabs | | we drab | | you drab | | they drab |
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| I drabbed | | you drabbed | | he/she/it drabbed | | we drabbed | | you drabbed | | they drabbed |
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| I am drabbing | | you are drabbing | | he/she/it is drabbing | | we are drabbing | | you are drabbing | | they are drabbing |
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| I have drabbed | | you have drabbed | | he/she/it has drabbed | | we have drabbed | | you have drabbed | | they have drabbed |
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| I was drabbing | | you were drabbing | | he/she/it was drabbing | | we were drabbing | | you were drabbing | | they were drabbing |
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| I had drabbed | | you had drabbed | | he/she/it had drabbed | | we had drabbed | | you had drabbed | | they had drabbed |
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| I will drab | | you will drab | | he/she/it will drab | | we will drab | | you will drab | | they will drab |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would drab | | you would drab | | he/she/it would drab | | we would drab | | you would drab | | they would drab |
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| 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 |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | drab - a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brownolive drabolive - 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"drearydull - 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"somber, sombre, sobercolorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful | | 3. | drab - of a light brownish green colorolive-drabchromatic - 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"dismal, drear, dreary, disconsolate, dingy, gloomy, sorry, grim, blue, darkcheerless, 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" |
drabadjective dull, grey, gloomy, dismal, dreary, shabby, sombre, lacklustre, flat, dingy, colourless, uninspired, vapid, cheerless his drab little office
bright, colourful, vivid, cheerful, vibrant, jazzy (informal)drabadjective1. Lacking vividness in color:dim, dull, flat, muddy, murky.2. Lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise:arid, aseptic, colorless, dry, dull, earthbound, flat, flavorless, lackluster, lifeless, lusterless, matter-of-fact, pedestrian, prosaic, spiritless, sterile, stodgy, unimaginative, uninspired.Translationsdrab (drӕb) adjective dull and uninteresting, especially in colour. drab clothes. 單調乏味的，無光彩的(尤指顏色) 单调乏味的，无生气的 ˈdrably adverb 單調乏味地 单调乏味地ˈdrabness noun 單調乏味 单调乏味drab
dribs and drabsInsignificant, skimpy, and/or piecemeal amounts. A: "Have you been able to get any work lately?" B: "Just some dribs and drabs to keep me ticking along, but nothing substantial."See also: and, drab, dribin dribs and drabsPeriodically in very small amounts; bit by bit. Information was relayed to us in dribs and drabs, but it was hours before we got the whole story of what had happened. The return on your investment will come in dribs and drabs at first, but you'll see a more steady flow of income later.See also: and, drab, dribin dribs and drabsin small portions; bit by bit. I'll have to pay you what I owe you in dribs and drabs. The whole story is being revealed in dribs and drabs.See also: and, drab, dribdribs and drabsBits and pieces, negligible amounts, as in There's not much left, just some dribs and drabs of samples. The noun drib is thought to be a shortening of driblet, for "drop" or "tiny quantity," dating from the early 1700s, whereas drab meaning "a small sum of money" dates from the early 1800s. See also: and, drab, dribin ˌdribs and ˈdrabs (informal) in small amounts or numbers: People started arriving in dribs and drabs from nine o’clock onwards. ♢ He paid back the money in dribs and drabs.See also: and, drab, dribin dribs and drabs mod. in small portions; bit by bit. I’ll have to pay you what I owe you in dribs and drabs. See also: and, drab, dribdribs and drabsSmall quantities. This phrase, dating from the early nineteenth century, consists of nouns that rarely appear elsewhere. Drib, originating in the early 1700s, probably alludes to “dribble” or “trickle”; drab has meant a petty sum of money since the early 1800s.See also: and, drab, dribSee drab
drab
drab1. a light olive-brown colour 2. a fabric of a dull grey or brown colour Drab a heavy, thick woolen fabric of a complicated inter-woven machine-spun yarn. Drab consists usually of two layers and as a result has high heat-insulating properties. The outer face of the fabric is often made from a higher quality of wool than the inner. Depending on the structure and the design of the weave, drab may be made with or without nap, of one or many colors, and with a plain face or a design on the lining. Drab is used for winter and spring-autumn coats. DRAB
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drab
Related to drab: Drap, olive drab, DARBSynonyms for drabadj dullSynonyms- dull
- grey
- gloomy
- dismal
- dreary
- shabby
- sombre
- lacklustre
- flat
- dingy
- colourless
- uninspired
- vapid
- cheerless
Antonyms- bright
- colourful
- vivid
- cheerful
- vibrant
- jazzy
Synonyms for drabadj lacking vividness in colorSynonymsadj lacking liveliness, charm, or surpriseSynonyms- arid
- aseptic
- colorless
- dry
- dull
- earthbound
- flat
- flavorless
- lackluster
- lifeless
- lusterless
- matter-of-fact
- pedestrian
- prosaic
- spiritless
- sterile
- stodgy
- unimaginative
- uninspired
Synonyms for drabnoun a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brownSynonymsRelated Wordsadj lacking in liveliness or charm or surpriseSynonymsRelated Wordsadj lacking brightness or colorSynonymsRelated Wordsadj of a light brownish green colorSynonymsRelated Wordsadj causing dejectionSynonyms- dismal
- drear
- dreary
- disconsolate
- dingy
- gloomy
- sorry
- grim
- blue
- dark
Related Words- cheerless
- depressing
- uncheerful
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