drab

1 of 5

noun (1)

ˈdrab

: slattern

: prostitute

drab

2 of 5

verb

drabbed; drabbing

intransitive verb

: to associate with prostitutes

a waster, an idler; drinking and drabbing

Aldous Huxley

drab

3 of 5

noun (2)

textiles : any of various cloths of a dull brown or gray color

dressed in drabs

: a light olive brown

: a dull, lifeless, or faded appearance or quality

drab

4 of 5

adjective

drabber; drabbest

: of the dull brown color of drab (see drab entry 3 sense 1)

: of a light olive brown color : of the color drab (see drab entry 3 sense 2a)

: characterized by dullness and monotony : cheerless

a drab life

drab industrial buildings

drably adverb

drabness noun

drab

5 of 5

noun (3)

: a small amount

—usually used in the phrase dribs and drabs

receiving donations in dribs and drabs

单词	drabs
释义	drab 1 of 5 noun (1) ˈdrab 1 : slattern 2 : prostitute drab 2 of 5 verb drabbed; drabbing intransitive verb : to associate with prostitutes a waster, an idler; drinking and drabbing Aldous Huxley drab 3 of 5 noun (2) 1 textiles : any of various cloths of a dull brown or gray color dressed in drabs 2 a : a light olive brown b : a dull, lifeless, or faded appearance or quality drab 4 of 5 adjective drabber; drabbest 1 a : of the dull brown color of drab (see drab entry 3 sense 1) b : of a light olive brown color : of the color drab (see drab entry 3 sense 2a) 2 : characterized by dullness and monotony : cheerless a drab life drab industrial buildings drably adverb drabness noun drab 5 of 5 noun (3) : a small amount —usually used in the phrase dribs and drabs receiving donations in dribs and drabs Synonyms Noun (1) bawd call girl cocotte courtesan hooker hustler prostitute sex worker streetwalker tart whore Adjective arid boring colorless dreary drudging dry dull dusty flat heavy ho-hum humdrum jading jejune leaden mind-numbing monochromatic monotonous numbing old pedestrian ponderous slow stale stodgy stuffy stupid tame tedious tiresome tiring uninteresting wearisome weary wearying See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective He lives a drab life. the new city hall promises to be another drab pile of masonry for the town Word History Etymology Noun (1) origin unknown Verb noun derivative of drab entry 1 Noun (2) and Adjective Middle French drap cloth, from Late Latin drappus Noun (3) probably alteration of drib First Known Use Noun (1) circa 1515, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1599, in the meaning defined above Noun (2) 1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun (3) 1809, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing drab olive drab olive drab Kids Definition drab adjective ˈdrab drabber; drabbest 1 : not bright or interesting : dull a drab apartment 2 : grayish brown in color drabs noun plural of drab as in prostitutes a woman who engages in sexual activities for money in its time, this waterfront dive was decried as a den of iniquity, unfit even for the drunks and drabs who haunted it Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance prostitutes hookers whores bawds cocottes streetwalkers tarts hustlers madames courtesans sex workers call girls mesdames madams women of the street tramps coquettes chippies floozies hussies minxes flirts sirens libertines jades tempters temptresses vamps wenches doxies
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drab

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