DRIED-UP


Meaning of DRIED-UP in English

If you describe someone as dried-up , you are saying rudely that they are old and dull, and not worth paying attention to. ( INFORMAL )

...her fears of becoming a dried-up old prune.

= withered

ADJ : usu ADJ n [ disapproval ]

see also dry up

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