threadbare

/θrˈɛdbɛr/

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Adjective Satellite
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails''"
Adjective Satellite
having the nap worn away so that the threads show through; "threadbare rugs"
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