Drab Definition

drab
adjective
  1. lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; "her drab personality"; "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"; "a series of dreary dinner parties"
  2. lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan grey"; "children in somber brown clothes"
  3. of a light brownish green color
  4. causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
noun
  1. a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown

"Drab" in song lyrics

See how drab is used in real songs:

  • "Now I done bust the next batch down and my face looking drab"
    Slimm Calhoun f/ Big Boi (OutKast) — Dirt Work
  • "actually openness results in american conformism-out there in the rest of the world is a drab"
    AOL — AOL

Words that rhyme with drab

Usage tips for "drab"

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