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Definisjon av threadbare

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective
threadbare - having the nap worn away so that the threads show through; "threadbare rugs"
threadbare - 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'"
banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
unoriginal not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham
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Adjektiv
threadbare - shabby, frayed and worn to an extent that warp threads show.
threadbare - Wearing clothes of threadbare material.
threadbare - banal or clichéd; trite or hackneyed.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • threadbare
    Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.
  • threadbare
    Of fabric or clothing: Used so much that the warp threads show.

Adjektiv - Gradbøying

  • Positiv: threadbare
  • Komparativ: threadbarer / more threadbare
  • Superlativ: threadbarest / most threadbare

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