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drably

drably adverb: in a drab manner.

Adverb

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

Forms of drably

comparativemore drably
superlativemost drably

Origin of drably

From drab + -ly.

Questions about drably

What does drably mean?
Drably means in a drab manner.
What part of speech is drably?
Drably is an adverb.

Words near drably in the dictionary

  1. Drabik
  2. Drabiks
  3. drabis
  4. drabler
  5. drablers
  6. drably
  7. drabness
  8. drabnesses
  9. drabs
  10. drabware
  11. drabwares

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