dribs
Mere little bits
Dribs appears almost exclusively in the phrase dribs and drabs, meaning small scattered amounts arriving irregularly: Information came in dribs and drabs.
The word has no real life outside this expression.
A drib is theoretically a small quantity, but no one uses it alone.
Dull brownish-gray colors
- bitsSmall portions or pieces
- fragmentsIncomplete broken pieces
- scrapsSmall remaining pieces
- morselsSmall pieces of food
smidgens · specks · driblets · traces · smatters · handfuls · pittances · modicum
Proceeding by small additions
- piecemealIn separate stages
- bit-by-bitIn gradual increments
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
gradual · step-by-step · staggered · episodic · installments · phased · discontinuous · occasional
drabs
Dull brownish-gray colors
morsels · smidgens · specks · driblets · traces · smatters · handfuls · pittances · modicum · slivers
incremental
Proceeding by small additions
- piecemealIn separate stages
- bit-by-bitIn gradual increments
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
sporadic · gradual · step-by-step · staggered · episodic · installments · phased · discontinuous · occasional · infrequent
trivial
Lacking significance or weight
- negligibleToo small to consider
- paltryContemptibly meager
- meagerDeficient in quantity
trifling · scanty · minuscule · nominal · slight · measly · skimpy · puny · insubstantial · limited
dribsall at once
Occurring without gradual buildup
wholesale · in bulk · en masse · in full · completely
- dribs and drabsSmall irregular quantities
- double dribbleBasketball rule infraction
- crossover dribbleHand-switching bounce to deceive
- dribble glassNovelty cup that leaks
- dribbling drillsBasketball fundamentals training