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Meaning of word threadbare from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.
threadbare adjective
Meaning : Repeated too often. Overfamiliar through overuse.
Example :
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'.
Synonyms : banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
Meaning : Having the nap worn away so that the threads show through.
Example :
Threadbare rugs.
