drabbish
English
Etymology
drab + -ish
Adjective
drabbish (comparative more drabbish, superlative most drabbish)
- Somewhat drab in colour.
- 1901, H. G. Wells, The New Accelerator
- the fronts of the thighs of Gibberne's white trousers were scorched a drabbish brown
- 1901, H. G. Wells, The New Accelerator
- (archaic) Having the character of a drab or low wench.
- 1884, Thomas Hardy, Interlopers at the Knap
- 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
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for drabbish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)