Associations to the word «Threadbare»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
THREADBARE, adjective. (of cloth) shabby, frayed and worn to an extent that warp threads show
THREADBARE, adjective. Damaged or shabby
THREADBARE, adjective. (of a person) wearing clothes of threadbare material
THREADBARE, adjective. (of speech) banal or clichéd; trite or hackneyed
Dictionary definition
THREADBARE, adjective. Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'".
THREADBARE, adjective. Having the nap worn away so that the threads show through; "threadbare rugs".
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.