drab´ly

drab´ly
drab1 «drab», adjective, drab|ber, drab|best, noun, verb,drabbed, drab|bing.
–adj.
1. lacking brightness or color; not attractive; dull: »

the drab houses of the smoky mining town.Figurative. The life of a person who never does anything is dull and drab.

 SYNONYM(S): monotonous, unattractive.
2. dull brownish- or yellowish-gray. SYNONYM(S): dun.
–n.
1. a dull, brownish gray or yellowish gray.
2. a cloth of natural or undyed color.
–v.t.
1. to treat (hair, especially after bleaching) so as to remove excess color or glare.
2. to cause (a person) to look drab.
╂[earlier drap kind of cloth Old French; see etym. under drape (Cf. ↑drape)]
–drab´ly, adverb.
–drab´ness, noun.
drab2 «drab», noun, verb, drabbed, drab|bing.
–n.
1. a dirty, untidy woman. SYNONYM(S): slut, slattern.
2. = prostitute. (Cf. ↑prostitute) SYNONYM(S): harlot, strumpet.
–v.i.
to associate with prostitutes.
╂[origin uncertain. Compare Irish drabog, Scottish Gaelic dràbag slattern.]
drab3 «drab», noun.
a small amount, quantity, or sum.
● ↑in dribs and drabs,
╂[origin uncertain]

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