You use ~ to show that you think something is silly, childish, or worthless. (BRIT)
He denounced what he called ~ revolutionaries advocating non-payment of taxes...
Inflation has turned the rouble into a ~ currency.
ADJ: ADJ n disapproval
You use ~ to show that you think something is silly, childish, or worthless. (BRIT)
He denounced what he called ~ revolutionaries advocating non-payment of taxes...
Inflation has turned the rouble into a ~ currency.
ADJ: ADJ n disapproval
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012