drab

[US]/dræb/

[UK]/dræb/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. dull; dull brown in color
n. a dull brown color; lack of liveliness
vt. to make dull
vi. to visit prostitutes

dribs and drabs

the landscape was drab and grey.

her drab suburban existence.

the rooms are rather drab and institutional.

a drab and boring job;

the drab houses of the mining town

a drab personality.See Synonyms at dull

People started arriving in dribs and drabs from nine o’clock onwards.

Life was now drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas.

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