threadbare

adj.

1. Having the nap worn down so that the filling or warp threads show through; frayed or shabby: threadbare rugs.
2. Wearing old, shabby clothing.
3. Overused to the point of being worn out; hackneyed: threadbare excuses.

adjective

1. Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect: bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, tatty. Informal tacky². Slang ratty. Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone topotseed, pastcurehope. See better/worse.
2. Without freshness or appeal because of overuse: banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, musty, overused, overworked, platitudinal, platitudinous, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, timeworn, tired, trite, warmed-over, well-worn, worn-out. See excite/bore/interest, usual/unusual.

adj

Definition: trite, corny
Antonyms: fresh, unused, unworn

adj

Definition: worn, frayed
Antonyms: fresh, new, unused

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  Synonyms: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, stock, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn

Meaning #2: having the nap worn away so that the threads show through

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - luvslidt

Nederlands (Dutch)
versleten

Français (French)
adj. - (lit, fig) usé jusqu'à la corde

Deutsch (German)
adj. - verschlissen, abgetragen, schäbig gekleidet, fadenscheinig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (για ύφασμα) ξεφτισμένος, τριμμένος, (μτφ.) τετριμμένος, κοινότοπος

Italiano (Italian)
logoro

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - puído, velho

Русский (Russian)
изношенный, потертый, старый, избитый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - raído, andrajoso, trillado, viejo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - trådsliten

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
穿破旧衣服的, 俗套的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 穿破舊衣服的, 俗套的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 너덜너덜해진, 누더기를 걸친, 시시한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - すれて糸の見える, 古臭い, 陳腐な, 擦り切れた, 使い古した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) رث الملابس, رث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בלה, מרופט, נדוש, חבוט‬

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