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- Dictionarythreadbare/ˈθrɛdbɛː/
adjective
- 1. (of cloth, clothing, or soft furnishings) becoming thin and tattered with age: "tatty rooms with threadbare carpets" Similar Opposite
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Threadbare means thin, worn, or weak, especially in material or clothes. It can also describe an excuse, argument, or idea that is not persuasive or interesting. See how to use threadbare in sentences and compare it with related words.
- English (US)
THREADBARE meaning: 1. Threadbare material or clothes have...
- Znaczenie Threadbare, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
threadbare definicja: 1. Threadbare material or clothes have...
- Threadbare: Thai Translation
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- Portuguese Translation
THREADBARE translate: surrado, batido, manjado, puído. Learn...
- Threadbare in Czech
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- Threadbare in Traditional Chinese
THREADBARE translate: 薄的, （織物或衣服）磨光露底的，穿舊的, 弱的,...
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- English (US)
Threadbare means having the nap worn off so that the thread shows, or very poor, or exhausted of interest or freshness. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of threadbare.
Threadbare means old, dull, thin, or worn out, especially of cloth or clothing. It can also mean weak, poor, or stale, especially of ideas or arguments. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples.
Threadbare definition: having the nap worn off so as to lay bare the threads of the warp and woof, as a fabric, garment, etc.. See examples of THREADBARE used in a sentence.
Threadbare means thin from overuse. Furniture, clothing or a rug is threadbare if the fabric is thin and worn through. If your father tells the same jokes over and over again, you might accuse him of having a threadbare sense of humor.
Threadbare means old and thin, especially of cloth, clothing, etc. It can also mean that an argument or excuse does not have much effect. Learn how to use it with pictures, pronunciation and synonyms.
adj. 1. (of cloth, clothing, etc) having the nap worn off so that the threads are exposed. 2. meagre or poor: a threadbare existence. 3. hackneyed: a threadbare argument. 4. wearing threadbare clothes; shabby. ˈthreadˌbareness n.
