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threadbare
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
(sometimes -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English thredbare, from thred thread + bare
1.
a. : worn to the point that the thread is visible : having the nap wholly or partly worn off
< threadbare clothes >
b. : clad in threadbare clothing : shabby
< a neat but threadbare clerk >
2. : suggesting a threadbare fabric (as in poverty of invention, meanness, or shabbiness) : scanty, barren
< a threadbare history >
3. : having lost its freshness or bloom : lacking in novelty or interest : trite, hackneyed
Synonyms: see trite |