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threadbare

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adjective (a)

Worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off; threadbare clothes.(adjective)

source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse(adj.all)

Example:
Repeating threadbare jokes.

Synonym:
banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn

source: wordnet30
having the nap worn away so that the threads show through(adj.all)

Example:
Threadbare rugs.

source: wordnet30

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