Drab meaning in English

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Definition

drab: dull, grey, gloomy, boring, dreary, uninspired adjective

Examples

  • "I must thank you and your organization for the opportunity to meet Mr. Cheeter, he has certainly brought a little bit of sunshine into my otherwise drab existence."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below with words from the text above

The light which radiates from the sun is called .
The term "" means "dull" or "uninteresting". "" are used to present information in the form of graphs or tables.
Fill in the blanks below with words from the text above

The light which radiates from the sun is called sunshine 1.
The term "drab 2" means "dull" or "uninteresting". "charts 3" are used to present information in the form of graphs or tables.
1 sunshine: "Sunshine" refers to the light emitted by that wonderful star, the sun. When Fiona writes that Philip has brought "sunshine" into her life, she means that Philip has filled a proverbial void in Fiona's life, or that he has made a positive impact in her life. He has changed her life for the better.
2 drab: The term "drab" refers to something "dull", "uninteresting" or "boring". Fiona writes that her existence was "drab" or "uninteresting" before she met Philip.
3 charts: A "chart" is a graphic display of information, generally statistics or percentages. In this case Fiona has attached charts displaying Philip's efficiency in her email to Bruno.

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