Threadbare

adjective

/ˈθɹɛdbɛə(ɹ)/

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.adjective(of cloth) shabby, frayed and worn to an extent that warp threads show

2.adjectiveDamaged or shabby

3.adjective(of a person) wearing clothes of threadbare material

4.adjectiveBanal or clichéd; trite or hackneyed

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