Associations to the word «Threadbare»
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".
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