Associations to the word «Threadbare»

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

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".