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adj
comparative form of drab: more drab
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
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noun
A hair product that works against natural colour to make the hair more drab.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
One who associates with drabs; a wencher.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
Etymology tree English drab Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English drabber From drab + -er (comparative suffix).
From drab + -er (relational noun suffix).
From drab + -er (agent noun suffix).
