threadbare

[US]/ˈθredbeə(r)/

[UK]/ˈθredber/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. worn out or shabby (of clothes, etc.), worn thin (of fabric, etc.); old-fashioned, dull

the song was a tissue of threadbare clichés.

tatty rooms with threadbare carpets.

The carpets had worn rather threadbare.

threadbare excuses.See Synonyms at trite

A threadbare patch of Brussels carpet covered the centre of the room, and formed an oasis of roses and lilies upon a desert of faded green drugget.

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