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- DictionaryThread·bare/ˈTHredˌber/
adjective
- 1. (of cloth, clothing, or soft furnishings) becoming thin and tattered with age: "shabby rooms with threadbare carpets"
The meaning of THREADBARE is having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby. How to use threadbare in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Threadbare.
Threadbare definition: having the nap worn off so as to lay bare the threads of the warp and woof, as a fabric, garment, etc.. See examples of THREADBARE used in a sentence.
A threadbare excuse, argument, or idea is not strong and no longer persuades people because it is old or has been used too much: a threadbare excuse. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of threadbare from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) threadbare | American Dictionary.
A threadbare excuse, argument, or idea is not strong and no longer persuades people because it is old or has been used too much: a threadbare excuse. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of threadbare from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) threadbare | Intermediate English.
Threadbare means thin from overuse. Furniture, clothing or a rug is threadbare if the fabric is thin and worn through. If your father tells the same jokes over and over again, you might accuse him of having a threadbare sense of humor.
If you describe an activity, an idea, or an argument as threadbare, you mean that it is very weak, or inadequate, or old and no longer interesting.
1. (of cloth, clothing, etc) having the nap worn off so that the threads are exposed. 2. meagre or poor: a threadbare existence. 3. hackneyed: a threadbare argument. 4. wearing threadbare clothes; shabby. ˈthreadˌbareness n.
