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thread·bare
 threadbare
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- pronunciation:
- thred
beIr
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of fabric, so worn that the individual threads can be seen.
The poor man was shivering in his threadbare clothing.- synonyms:
- frayed, worn
- similar words:
- raveled, shabby
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| definition 2: |
shabby, as a garment or a person's appearance or manner of living.
His mother was shocked to see his threadbare apartment.- synonyms:
- disheveled, moth-eaten, poor, shabby, worn-out
- similar words:
- seedy, slovenly
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| definition 3: |
trite and not persuasive or interesting.
The novel's threadbare plot was criticized by many reviewers.- synonyms:
- banal, hackneyed, moth-eaten, trite, uninteresting, worn
- similar words:
- bromidic, clichéd, dull, hack, insipid, jejune, old, overused, shopworn, stale, stock
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| related words: |
bedraggled, prosaic, ragged, tired, trite, worn |
adverb + (adj.)threadbare
bit, little, underneath
(adj.)threadbare
+ noun
armchair,
bedroom,
blanket,
carpet,
carpeting,
chair,
cloak,
clothes,
coat,
couch,
cover,
curtain,
cut-off,
dark,
desk,
dress,
elbow,
existence,
fabric,
flannel,
furniture,
garment,
gown,
hat,
hole,
jacket,
jeans,
lodge,
mattress,
neighborhood,
net,
overcoat,
pair,
pajamas,
patch,
quilt,
robe,
rug,
sheet,
shirt,
slack,
slipper,
smell,
sock,
sofa,
spot,
suit,
sweater,
t-shirt,
tie,
towel,
trousers,
undershirt,
upholstery,
velvet,
veteran,
wall,
winter,
wool
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