What is the meaning of Threadbare?

  • (a.) Worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off; threadbare clothes.
  • (a.) Fig.: Worn out; as, a threadbare subject; stale topics and threadbare quotations.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
6
 
|15 years ago|411 views|share |citing 
APAWebster's. (2011). threadbare. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/threadbare/definitions/2072274
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "threadbare" http://smartdefine.org/threadbare/definitions/2072274 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, threadbare, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/threadbare/definitions/2072274>.
MLAWebster's. "threadbare" 28 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/threadbare/definitions/2072274>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)