Threadbare Mnemonic
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threadbare
threadbare
/ˈθɹɛdbɛə(ɹ)/
hackneyed
Examples
- That's singularly threadbare and ignoble reasoning.
- His attire is somewhat threadbare and shabby.
- It's got a threadbare and depressing history tab.
- You have such a threadbare bag of tricks.
- His threadbare overcoat is often the butt of their jokes.
- If not then that's fine, but it just seems a bit threadbare at the moment.
- It would leave the project articles rather threadbare.
- If no reliable sources exist, then claims to notability are threadbare at best.
- His life may be threadbare, but his imagination remains fertile.
- I don't get it, and this article is threadbare and doesn't say anything.
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
adjective
having the nap worn away so that the threads show through
adjective
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"Thread + Bare. The sweater is so old, threads are all that's there, barely."
"Thread + Bear. The bear’s coat is so worn, it’s like threadbare underwear."
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