Meaning of Threadbare

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Threadbare

1. 1
   a.

   Worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off; threadbare clothes.

2. 2
   a.

   Fig.: Worn out; as, a threadbare subject; stale topics and threadbare quotations.

3. 3
   a.

   Worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off; threadbare clothes.

4. 4
   a.

   Fig.: Worn out; as, a threadbare subject; stale topics and threadbare quotations.