threadbare

1. Of cloth, clothing, furnishings, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show; shabby, worn-out.

   fadenscheinig

   изно́шенныйiznóšennyj, обветша́лыйobvetšályj, потёртыйpotjórtyj

   пошарпанийpošarpanyj, потертийpotertyj, зношенийznošenyj

   having the nap worn away so that the threads show through

2. (figuratively)In poor condition; damaged, shabby; also, poorly equipped or provided for, inadequate, meagre, scanty.

3. (figuratively)Of an argument, excuse, etc.: used so often that it is no longer effective or interesting; banal, clichéd, trite.

4. (figuratively)An argument or assertion with little in the way of substance or supporting evidence.

5. (archaic, obsolete)Of a person: wearing clothes of threadbare (sense 1) material; hence, impoverished, poor.

1. Tom was wearing a threadbare suit.

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2. He was wearing a threadbare suit.

   ruНа нём был поношенный костюм.

   deEr hatte einen abgetragenen Anzug an.

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3. The towels seem new enough, if slightly threadbare.

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4. His jacket was threadbare and worn-out, as if he had not taken it off for thirty years.

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5. His jacket was as threadbare and worn-out as if he had worn it for thirty years straight.

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