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drab

/dræb/  ·  say it: drab

dull and lacking brightness

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In more detail

1. (adjective) dull and not interesting or attractive

2. (adjective) dull in color; gray or brown without brightness

Examples

• 1. The waiting room had drab furniture and no decorations.
• 2. She painted her bedroom walls a drab shade of gray.

Nearby in Describing & Comparing

squalid, resplendent, garish, ornate, austere, vast