Drabby

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    pale, lacking color.

    "The ground-colour is a pale drabby stone-colour, and all about the large end is a broad dense zone of dull brownish purple."

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"The ground-colour is a pale drabby stone-colour, and all about the large end is a broad dense zone of dull brownish purple."

Etymology

From drab + -y.

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