drab
adjective /dræb/ (drabber, drabbest) disapprovingDefinition
› boring, especially in appearance; having little colour and excitement: She walked through the city centre with its drab, grey buildings and felt depressed. I feel so drab in this grey uniform.Pale and colourless and causing colour to fadeTedious and uninspiring drabness /ˈdræb.nəs/ noun [U] › It's the unrelieved drabness of big industrial cities that depresses me.Pale and colourless and causing colour to fadeBoredom, tedium and boring things
(Definition of drab adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anonymous adjective
- banal adjective
- be (as) dull as ditchwater idiom
- bland adjective
- boring adjective
- colourless adjective (BORING)
- desiccated adjective
- leaden adjective (WITHOUT ENERGY)
- menial adjective
- middle-aged adjective
- mind-numbing adjective
- monochrome adjective (BORING)
- monotonous adjective
- pallid adjective
- spinach adjective
- staid adjective
- stale adjective
- stodgy adjective (BORING)
- tedious adjective
- turgid adjective (TOO SERIOUS)
Topic:
Tedious and uninspiring
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