1. adj. & n.
--adj. (drabber, drabbest)
1. dull, uninteresting.
2 of a dull brownish colour.
--n.
1. drab colour.
2 monotony.
Derivatives:
drably adv. drabness n.
Etymology: prob. f. obs. drap cloth f. OF f. LL drappus, perh. of Celt. orig. 2.
see DRIBS AND DRABS.3. n.1 a slut; a slattern.
2 a prostitute.
Etymology: perh. rel. to LG drabbe mire, Du. drab dregs