drab
UK: dræb | US: dræb
adj. dull, lacking brightness or interest
n. a dull light brown or gray color
n. (archaic) a slovenly woman
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The word "drab" likely originated from the Old French "drap," meaning "cloth" or "fabric," referring to the dull, undyed color of coarse woolen cloth. By the 16th century, it evolved to describe anything monotonous or lacking vibrancy, extending to both color and character. Its archaic noun sense (a slovenly woman) may derive from associations with plain, unattractive clothing.
The office walls were painted a drab shade of gray.
His speech was so drab that half the audience fell asleep.
She wore a drab dress that blended into the background.
The novel’s drab prose failed to capture my imagination.
In medieval texts, "drab" sometimes referred to a disheveled woman.