Threadbare

German Meaning

fadenscheinig

verschlissen

schäbig

zerschlissen

abgeschabt

abgelaufen

English Meaning

  1. Having the nap worn down so that the filling or warp threads show through; frayed or shabby: threadbare rugs.
  2. Wearing old, shabby clothing.
  3. Overused to the point of being worn out; hackneyed: threadbare excuses.