Threadbare
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British pronunciation/θɹˈɛdbe‍ə/
American pronunciation/ˈθɹɛdˌbɛɹ/

"threadbare"Tanımı ve Anlamı

threadbare
01

yıpranmış, eskimiş

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.
Siyasetçinin yıpranmış bahaneleri, yokluğunu telafi etme çabasının samimiyetsizliğini gören seçmenleri ikna edemedi.
After years of neglect, the once-thriving neighborhood had become threadbare, with boarded-up shops and crumbling infrastructure.
Yıllarca ihmal edildikten sonra, bir zamanlar canlı olan mahalle, yıpranmış, bayat hale gelmişti; kapalı dükkanlar ve çökmekte olan altyapısıyla.
02

eski püskü, aşınmış

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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