drabbish

English

Etymology

drab +‎ -ish

Adjective

drabbish (comparative more drabbish, superlative most drabbish)

1. 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

2. (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.

References

• “drabbish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.