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Meanings of drab in English

Causing dejection.

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Lacking brightness or color; dull.

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Examples for "sober"
1
We, the public need accurate sober economic analysis and information, not speculation.
The Irish Times
2
Not long ago, however, he contacted S., who was now sober again.
The new yorker
3
But he seems impressively sober about the problems facing the new Russia.
The Irish Times
4
No trifling in the matter at all; I am in sober earnest.
Off-Hand Sketches, a Little Dashed with Humor
5
Many historians have recorded the sober truth, which, unfortunately, seems often Mars-dry.
Dogs of war
1
Trading was sombre across most mainland markets amid various global negative drivers.
Reuters
2
An eighty-mile walk over the Sea of Rains was a sombre thought.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
3
The sombre figures of the older gods encircled him in wrathful excitement.
Best Russian Short Stories
4
Working behind the bar, rock-n-roll-vinyl fan Gabriel makes a more sombre point.
The Guardian
5
Wrapped in these sombre musings I walked beside him in profound silence.
Vendetta: A Story of One Forgotten
1
The somber warlock was far, far away and would likely never return.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
2
His manner quickly altered from light and conversant to somber and serious.
In the shadow of the cypress
3
But I will refer to such somber times at the proper moment.
Purity of blood
4
The hurrying voice of the girl broke in on his somber thoughts.
The Rangeland Avenger
5
The somber blue eyes of the Virginian gleamed beneath the heavy lashes:
The Victim: A Romance of the Real Jefferson Davis

Of a light brownish green color.

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A dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown.

Usage of drab in English
1
Will I see the familiar, drab reality of the original Gerald Livingstone?
Existence
2
The elevators were along a far wall, but their doors were drab.
Body work
3
The sixth-form library-cum-common room of a Stockport public school is timelessly drab.
The Guardian
4
Thanks for adding a ray of sunshine to those otherwise drab days.
Secret weapon spouse
5
The room was drab, disgusting; he wanted to get out of it.
Pygmalion's Spectacles
6
The sight of her countrymen in their drab monotonous thousands sickened her.
Kimono
7
But Labour's finance spokesperson David Parker describes it as a drab Budget.
Radio NZ
8
It was evening; dusky shadows merged all objects into a common drab.
Hunting with the Bow & Arrow
9
Arnold says no, for men need comforting fictions in a drab world.
The Tyranny Of Words
10
His presence would mean comparison; contrast between drab reality and rainbow longings.
The Tyranny of Weakness
11
Another group of refugees, wearing straw hats and labourer's drab, passed by.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
12
And the drab special effects are no more thrilling than yesterday's kippers.
The Irish Times
13
If life continues on too long without incident, then it becomes drab.
Independent.ie
14
He held out a heavy machete in an olive-drab sheath to Murphy.
Blood rites
15
For most generations sacrifice comes in drab weariness of spirit to men.
Selected Speeches on British Foreign Policy 1738-1914
16
He stroked the drab clothing his sister had worn throughout his visit.
For my Country’s Freedom
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Ireland
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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