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Word of the day
for December 21
threadbare adj
  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.
  2. (figurative)
    1. In poor condition; damaged, shabby; also, poorly equipped or provided for, inadequate, meagre, scanty.
    2. Of an argument, excuse, etc.: used so often that it is no longer effective or interesting; banal, clichéd, trite.
  3. (archaic or obsolete) Of a person: wearing clothes of threadbare (sense 1) material; hence, impoverished, poor.
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