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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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A threadbare excuse, argument, or idea is not strong and no longer persuades people because it is old or has been used too much: a threadbare excuse. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of threadbare from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) threadbare | American Dictionary.
The meaning of THREADBARE is having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby. How to use threadbare in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Threadbare.
1. adjective. Threadbare clothes, carpets, and other pieces of cloth look old, dull, and very thin, because they have been worn or used too much. She sat cross-legged on a square of threadbare carpet. Synonyms: shabby, worn, frayed, old More Synonyms of threadbare. 2. adjective.
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.
Definition of threadbare adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
