Threadbare
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British pronunciation/θɹˈɛdbe‍ə/
American pronunciation/ˈθɹɛdˌbɛɹ/

Definitie & Betekenis van "threadbare"

01

slijtage, versleten

tired, overused, or lacking in freshness or originality
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The politician 's threadbare excuses for his absence failed to convince the voters, who saw through his insincerity.
De versleten excuses van de politicus voor zijn afwezigheid overtuigden de kiezers niet, die door zijn onoprechtheid heen zagen.
After years of neglect, the once-thriving neighborhood had become threadbare, with boarded-up shops and crumbling infrastructure.
Na jaren van verwaarlozing was de ooit bloeiende buurt versleten, met dichtgetimmerde winkels en verkommerende infrastructuur.
02

versleten, doorleefd

worn out and thin to the point of becoming tattered
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He wrapped himself in a threadbare blanket that barely kept the cold out.
The threadbare carpet in the hallway needed replacing after years of heavy foot traffic.
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