If you describe someone as ~, you are saying rudely that they are old and dull, and not worth paying attention to. (INFORMAL)
...her fears of becoming a ~ old prune.
= withered
ADJ: usu ADJ n disapproval
see also dry up
If you describe someone as ~, you are saying rudely that they are old and dull, and not worth paying attention to. (INFORMAL)
...her fears of becoming a ~ old prune.
= withered
ADJ: usu ADJ n disapproval
see also dry up
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012