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showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect<bought a threadbare couch at a garage sale>— see shabby 1
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used or heard so often as to be dull<a novel filled with nothing but threadbare clichés>— see stale
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worn or torn into or as if into rags<I loved that threadbare shirt, but after 10 years of wear, it was time to throw it away>— see ragged 2
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