Word: threadbare
Phonetic:
/ˈθɹɛdbɛə(ɹ)/Listen:
(of cloth) shabby, frayed and worn to an extent that warp threads show
Damaged or shabby
(of a person) wearing clothes of threadbare material
Banal or clichéd; trite or hackneyed
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