drabbish

adj — 2 senses

drabbish

adj

Etymology From drab + -ish.

1

Somewhat drab in colour.

the fronts of the thighs of Gibberne's white trousers were scorched a drabbish brown1901, H. G. Wells, The New Accelerator:

2

Archaic Having the character of a drab or low wench.

instead of the drabbish woman she had expected, Mrs. Hall saw a pale, dark-eyed, ladylike creature, whose personality ruled her attire rather than was ruled by it.1884, Thomas Hardy, Interlopers at the Knap:

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