adjective 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.
adjective In poor condition; damaged, shabby; also, poorly equipped or provided for, inadequate, meagre, scanty.
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adjective In poor condition; damaged, shabby; also, poorly equipped or provided for, inadequate, meagre, scanty.
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adjective Of an argument, excuse, etc.: used so often that it is no longer effective or interesting; banal, clichéd, trite.
adjective An argument or assertion with little in the way of substance or supporting evidence.
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adjective Of a person: wearing clothes of threadbare (sense 1) material; hence, impoverished, poor.