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Meaning of threadbare in English

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. 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. 2. having the nap worn away so that the threads show through

    Examples

    • « threadbare rugs »

    Synonyms

    • worn

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