"drabber" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: drab + -er (comparative suffix) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|drab|er|id2=comparative|pos2=comparative suffix}} drab + -er (comparative suffix) Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} drabber
  1. comparative form of drab: more drab Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: drab (extra: more drab)
    Sense id: en-drabber-en-adj-ulA5w2Ta Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (comparative) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (comparative): 58 9 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: drabbers [plural]
Etymology: drab + -er (relational noun suffix) Etymology templates: {{suf|en|drab|er|id2=relational|pos2=relational noun suffix}} drab + -er (relational noun suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} drabber (plural drabbers)
  1. A hair product that works against natural colour to make the hair more drab. Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-drabber-en-noun-FQ~owZjw Disambiguation of Hair: 31 41 28 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (relational)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: drabbers [plural]
Etymology: drab + -er (agent noun suffix) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|drab|er|id2=agent noun|pos2=agent noun suffix}} drab + -er (agent noun suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} drabber (plural drabbers)
  1. (obsolete) One who associates with drabs; a wencher. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-drabber-en-noun-XOq2S~1T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 10 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for drabber meaning in English (3.6kB)

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