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threadbare - Dictionary definition and meaning for threadbare

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-worn

    the 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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Mnemonics for threadbare

  • (Tag: ) Threadbare -Wear and Tear - The garment has become quite threadbare due to its continuous wear and tear.

    added by pushpa_edit    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: ) threadbare = thread + bare;we know jeans are made of thread,imagine and old jeans, so we can say that thread can be seen in bare eyes.

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  • (Tag: ) threas+bare....you wear clothes when barly your clothes look like clothes..till each thread come out......

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  • (Tag: ) Observe that 'threadbar' as 'read' + 'bar' [In hindi, it is bar, bar i.e repetitive]. So when you read same thing repetitively, you get 'over familiar' and it becomes 'common/trite' for you.

    added by gunjanshah    editEdit Mnemonic

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  • (Tag: Hindi) THREADBARE - Something which has been READ BAAR BAAR...so it is common..or a cliche, banal stuff!!

    added by bugmenot    editEdit Mnemonic

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