threadbareadjective
uk/ˈθred.beər/us/ˈθred.ber/threadbare adjective (THIN)
Threadbare material or clothes have become thin or damaged because they have been used a lot:
a threadbare coat
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Textiles: describing words
- breathable
- brushed
- clingy
- colorfast
- colour-fast
- diaphanous
- fleecy
- floaty
- fluted
- gossamer
- handknit
- handknitted
- mothproof
- quilting
- ruched
- shag
- showerproof
- weatherproof
- woollen
- woolly
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threadbare adjective (WEAK)
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
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Tedious and uninspiring
- anonymous
- antiseptic
- banal
- be (as) dull as ditchwater idiom
- bland
- boring
- drab
- earthbound
- flat-footed
- lifeless
- middle-aged
- mind-numbing
- monochrome
- monotonous
- mouldy
- stolid
- tedious
- tired
- tiresome
- trite
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