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threadbare argument

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  • threadbare argument — a hackneyed assertion, a commonplace argument, trite reasoning …   English contemporary dictionary

  • threadbare — [thred′ber΄] adj. 1. worn down so that the threads show; having the nap or surface fibers worn off [threadbare rugs] 2. wearing old, worn clothes; shabby 3. that has lost freshness or novelty; stale [a threadbare argument] …   English World dictionary

  • threadbare — [[t]θre̱dbeə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Threadbare clothes, carpets, and other pieces of cloth look old, dull, and very thin, because they have been worn or used too much. She sat cross legged on a square of threadbare carpet. Syn: worn 2) ADJ GRADED… …   English dictionary

  • threadbare — thread|bare [ˈθredbeə US ber] adj 1.) clothes, ↑carpets etc that are threadbare are very thin and in bad condition because they have been used a lot ▪ a threadbare old sofa 2.) threadbare excuse/argument/joke etc an excuse etc that is no longer… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • threadbare — adjective 1 clothes, carpets etc that are threadbare are very thin and in bad condition because they have been used a lot: a threadbare old sofa 2 threadbare excuse/argument/joke etc an excuse etc that is no longer effective because it has been… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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