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drabbier

drabbier is the comparative form of drabby.

Meaning of drabby

Adjective

drabby (comparative drabbier, superlative drabbiest)

  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.1889, Allan O. Hume, The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1

Questions about drabbier

What is drabbier the comparative form of?
Drabbier is the comparative form of drabby.

Words near drabbier in the dictionary

  1. drabbers
  2. drabbest
  3. drabbet
  4. drabbets
  5. drabbie
  6. drabbier
  7. drabbies
  8. drabbiest
  9. drabbiness
  10. drabbing
  11. drabbish

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