adj

drab

adj

Dull and lacking in colour or interest.

"The office walls were painted a drab grey."

"It was a drab, rainy Monday."

noun

A dull brownish-yellow or grey colour, or cloth of that colour.

"The uniform was made of plain drab."

How to Use Drab

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishDull, colourless, and a bit depressing to look at.

Common pairings

drab colour drab surroundings dull and drab

Word Forms

drabber comparative, drabbed past tense, drabbed past tense, drabs plural, drabs plural, drabs plural, drabs plural, drabs singular, drabs singular, drabbest superlative

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Etymology

Probably from Old French drap ("cloth"), the colour sense coming from the natural, undyed shade of the fabric.

Rhymes for drab

Rab grab crab Arab scarab

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