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threadbare

/'θrɛd,bɜr/

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adjective
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
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"repeating threadbare jokes"

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banal commonplace hackneyed old-hat shopworn stock timeworn tired trite well-worn unoriginal
adjective
having the nap worn away so that the threads show through
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"threadbare rugs"

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worn

Examples of threadbare

"repeating threadbare jokes"
"threadbare rugs"