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Synonyms
drab1 (drăb)

[Alteration of obsolete French drap, cloth, from Old French; see drape.]

adjective: drab·ber, drab·best. 

    1. Of a dull grayish to yellowish brown.
    2. 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

noun 

  1. A dull grayish to yellowish or light olive brown.
  2. Cloth of this color or of an unbleached natural color.

derivatives

drab́ly
adverb
drab́ness
noun
drab2 (drăb)

[Possibly of Celtic originScottish Gaelic dràbag, Irish Gaelic drabóg, slattern,, or from Dutch drab, dregs.]

noun 

  1. A slattern.
  2. A woman prostitute.

intransitive verb: drabbed, drab·bing, drabs. 

To consort with prostitutes: “Even amid his drabbing, he himself retained some virginal airs” (Stanislaus Joyce)
drab3 (drăb)

[Probably alteration of drib.]

noun 

A negligible amount: finished the work in dribs and drabs.