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   threadbare

   /ˈθrɛdbɛː/

   adjective

   • 1. (of cloth, clothing, or soft furnishings) becoming thin and tattered with age: "tatty rooms with threadbare carpets" Similar wornwell wornoldthinworn outholeymoth-eatenmangyraggedfrayedtatteredbattereddecrepitshabbyscruffyunkempthaving seen better daysfalling apart at the seamsin shredsin tattersfalling to piecesinformal:tattyrattythe worse for wearraggedyraggedy-asswarbyrare:out at elbowsOpposite pristine
   • ▪ (of a person, building, or room) poor or shabby in appearance: "we huddle round a cassette deck in a threadbare rehearsal room"
   • ▪ (of an argument, excuse, idea, etc.) used so often that it is no longer effective: "the song was a tissue of threadbare clichés"

   Scrabble Points: 16

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   • R

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