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threadbare::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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threadbare rugs.
Examples of threadbare
threadbare
It's threadbare at the collar and the sleeves, but I can't bear to part with it.
From the dallasnews.com
Brad Parrott stood amid the threadbare amenities of the small garage and beamed.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Now, her house is nearly empty except for some artwork and threadbare furniture.
From the toledoblade.com
Added to that, the national assets are sold off leaving the country threadbare.
From the guardian.co.uk
A tourist policeman on a threadbare camel trots over to find out what's going on.
From the washingtonpost.com
Never a first-rate band, its ensemble sense was positively threadbare that night.
From the bloomberg.com
It must be said that Deserter is otherwise threadbare on explanation and context.
From the scottishdailyexpress.co.uk
A relegated team with a threadbare squad and two incompetent novices in charge.
From the expressandstar.com
Manchester City are looking to strengthen their threadbare squad, it says here.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Banal: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
- Having the nap worn away so that the threads show through; "threadbare rugs"
