drably

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adverb

In a drab manner.

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Meanings

adverbdrably (comparative more drably, superlative most drably)

comparative more drably · superlative most drably

  1. In a drab manner.

    The same, unfortunately, cannot be said of the compartments and buffet car interior, which are drably institutional in their effect on the eye; [...].

    1959 June, “Southern Newsreel: Four-car express units for the Kent Coast”, in Trains Illustrated, page 305

Origin

From drab + -ly.

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Translations

Polish bezbarwnie
  • bezbarwnieTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

BaldryBradly
Cite this entry
APA

drably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drably

MLA

“drably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drably. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drably,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drably.

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