1. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"2. Depleted of water; "a dried-up water hole"
disapproval If you describe someone as dried-up, you are saying rudely that they are old and dull, and not worth paying attention to. her fears of becoming a dried-up old prune. see also dry up = withered
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines