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drabby en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɹæb.i/

Etymology

From drab + -y.

Meanings

1. pale, lacking color.
   • The ground-colour is a pale drabby stone-colour, and all about the large end is a broad dense zone of dull brownish purple. 1889, Allan O. Hume, The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1:
   • Oh, there was no warmth in the sunlight, and the sky was a drabby gray, and he was filled with bitterness unutterable. " 1921, William Patterson White, The Heart of the Range:

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