/ dræb; NAmE / adjective
( drab·ber , drab·best ) without interest or colour; dull and boring :
a cold drab little office
drab women, dressed in browns and greys
► drab·ness noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (as a noun denoting undyed cloth): probably from Old French drap cloth, from late Latin drappus .