Word a Day
drab
What does drab mean?
drab (adjective): particularly of color: dull, uninteresting.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use drab in a sentence?
- Life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce drab?
/dɹæb/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of drab?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “drab”?
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What does “drab” mean?
particularly of color: dull, uninteresting
Right! That's what “drab” means.
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
Not quite: that's what convenient means.
causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
Not quite: that's what bitter means.
markedly new or introducing radical change
Not quite: that's what revolutionary means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “drab”?
dreary
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serial
Not quite: serial means something else.
casual
Not quite: casual means something else.
strict
Not quite: strict means something else.
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