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THREADBARE
(adj.) 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'"
synonyms : banal , commonplace , hackneyed , old-hat , shopworn , stock , timeworn , tired , trite , well-wornthe article she came up with had no matter to it- just banal stuff. -added by diviya_inlas
(adj.) having the nap worn away so that the threads show through
"threadbare rugs"
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(Tag: ) Threadbare -Wear and Tear - The garment has become quite threadbare due to its continuous wear and tear.
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-1 (Tag: ) threas+bare....you wear clothes when barly your clothes look like clothes..till each thread come out......
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