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threadbare
adjective
(thread-bare)
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Synonyms:
banal
,
commonplace
,
hackneyed
, old-hat,
shopworn
,
stock
,
timeworn
,
tired
,
trite
, well-worn,
Examples:
Repeating threadbare jokes.
threadbare
adjective
(thread-bare)
having the nap worn away so that the threads show through
Examples:
Threadbare rugs.
Words Related to
threadbare
!
shopworn
,
hackneyed
,
trite
,
timeworn
,
worn
,
banal
,
unoriginal
,
tired
,
commonplace
,
stock
,
well-worn
,
seedy
,
wornout
,
tattered
,
flimsy
,
shabby
,
drab
,
tatty
,
ratty
,
grubby
,
forlorn
,
decrepit
,
creaky
,
dingy
,
stale
,
ramshackle
,
dreary
,
insipid
,
wretched
,
grimy
,
skimpy
,
rickety
,
feeble
,
scruffy
,
uninspiring
,
raggedy
,
uninspired
,
dull
,
musty
,
tacky
,
sodden
,
ragged
,
unconvincing
,
ropey
,
desultory
,
frayed
,
pallid
,
farcical
,
shapeless
,
cheerless
,
cobwebby
,
barren
,
meager
,
scanty
,
disheveled
,
unimaginative
,
bedraggled
,
modish
,
incongruous
,
vacuous
,
anachronistic
,
prosaic
,
shambolic
,
pitiful
,
risible
,
pathetic
,
ineffectual
,
dodgier
,
disjointed
,
slapdash
,
insubstantial
,
unwearable
,
dilapidated
,
jejune
,
bleak
,
unrevealing
,
dowdy
,
unpromising
,
unfashionable
,
spiritless
,
hoary
,
dodgy
,
unstylish
,
wearisome
,
natty
,
draughty
,
untidy
,
unmemorable
,
dour
,
lame
,
unfitted
,
wear out
,
unironed
,
unappetising
,
raveled
,
outworn
,
disarrayed
,
limpsy
,
niggardly
,
unshapely
,
threadbare
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