drab.

1. Dull, uninteresting, or lacking vivid colour or liveliness.

2. A dull brownish or grey-brown colour.

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Words that belong together

• drab surroundings
• drab routine

On the page

The drab routine made the brief visit feel momentous.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Adjective comparative drabber, superlative drabbest. The colour noun is usually uncountable; no routine plural is needed for this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.