прилагательное 1) изношенный, обветшалый, потёртый, старый Синоним(ы): shabby, worn 2) банальный, избитый (о шутке, изречении и т. п.) Синоним(ы): trite 3) бедно одетый
adjective 1. a. having the nap worn off so that the thread shows; shabby Example: threadbare clothes b. wearing threadbare clothing; very poor Example: took in threadbare relatives — Russell Baker c. barely adequate because of cheapness or shabbiness Example: a threadbare production 2. exhausted of interest or freshness Synonyms: see trite • threadbareness noun