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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.