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threadbare

/'/T/r/E/d,b/(@)/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off; <i>threadbare</i> clothes.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

    adj.all

    Examples
    Repeating threadbare jokes.
    Synonyms banal commonplace hackneyed old-hat shopworn stock timeworn tired trite well-worn

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    adj.all

    Examples
    Threadbare rugs.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

thravethrawthreadthread blightthread makerthread-fishthreadbarenessthreadedthreadenthreaderthreadfinthreadfish

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