If you say that someone or something is ~, you mean that they are serious, dull, and rather old-fashioned.
...a ~ seaside resort.
ADJ
If you say that someone or something is ~, you mean that they are serious, dull, and rather old-fashioned.
...a ~ seaside resort.
ADJ
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012