threadbare

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/ˈθɹɛdbɛə(ɹ)/ English

Definitions

adjective

(of cloth) shabby, frayed and worn to an extent that warp threads show
Damaged or shabby
(of a person) wearing clothes of threadbare material
Banal or clichéd; trite or hackneyed

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Synonyms

worn shopworn well-worn timeworn tired unoriginal banal hackneyed trite commonplace stock seedy wornout bare raggedy shabby

Associated

clothes plot squad clothing characters review

Rhymes

despair glare debonair bare declare affair flare fair welfare aware

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