Meaning of threadbare in English

Classifying Adjective
threadbare
Definitions
1. repeated too often
Examples
- « 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' »
Synonyms
- unoriginal
2. having the nap worn away so that the threads show through
Examples
- « threadbare rugs »
Synonyms
- worn

Pronunciation