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drab
adjective
noun
Causing dejection
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adjective
Causing dejection
“A blue day”
adjective
Of a light brownish green color
adjective
Lacking brightness or color; dull
“Drab faded curtains”
adjective
Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
“Her drab personality”
noun
A dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
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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
Drab faded curtains
Sober Puritan grey
Children in somber brown clothes
Her drab personality
Life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas
A series of dreary dinner parties
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