threadbare
ipucu
definition
adjective
shabby rooms with threadbare carpets
(of cloth, clothing, or soft furnishings) becoming thin and tattered with age.
translation of 'threadbare'
adjective
bayat,
çok eskimiş,
eski püskü,
kabak tadı veren
example
As I raced back to the 'threadbare' offices, where we tapped out stories on half-sheets of paper hunched over manual typewriters, my adrenaline was pumping.
The grey carpets were 'threadbare' and the furniture was falling apart.
Sometimes this tale of interrupted promise swung on pitifully 'threadbare' evidence.
The tables were chipped, the carpet is 'threadbare' , the seats have lost all their padding and comfort.
He frequently appeared in a 'threadbare' and ragged cloak.
You can rent rustic cabins with great views; while some are a bit 'threadbare' , they are all charming.
She wrapped her inadequate, 'threadbare' cape more securely around herself and pulled the hood down a little more to keep out the biting wind.
The credibility of two of the leading actors of American monetary policy today is somewhat 'threadbare' , to say the least.
His friends treated his 'threadbare' bachelor apartment as a virtual drop-in centre.
Christian conservatism and hysterical anti-communism formed the parties' 'threadbare' ideological framework and served to counterbalance various interests.
The 'threadbare' carpets were covered by cheap rugs.
It has high filigreed ceilings and 'threadbare' carpet, a winding native wood staircase, cracked stained glass.
Underneath were pictures of dockers' children in 'threadbare' clothes.
He was issued with a thin mat and a 'threadbare' blanket and taken to the cell block.
Initially, capitalist market conditions were introduced into Russia under a somewhat 'threadbare' banner of " democracy ".
The cap is certainly too 'threadbare' to be a public appearance prop.
But his eyes were still bright, and his 'threadbare' old khaki police uniform shirt still bore his many medals.
Much more needs to be done if the already rickety and 'threadbare' credibility of the Church is ever going to be restored.
Surprisingly, it is a greatly-crafted piece, but due to the formula being recycled continuously since its original appearance, the messages are now somewhat 'threadbare' , causing the play to lose its potency.
She stopped, then slowly walked over to stand in the middle of the large, round room, looking down at the 'threadbare' rug.
I had two dresses, one nightgown, three pair of undergarments and a thin, 'threadbare' cloak.
The film is set in a 'threadbare' Australian ski resort at the fag-end of winter, well past the postcard stage.
Both our little beds are a mishmash of sheets and blankets and 'threadbare' pillows and the floor is covered in our old sports trophies and other such junk.
The democratic pretences of the opposition have always been 'threadbare' .
The wind was bitter against his bare legs and feet, and it tore straight through his 'threadbare' clothing.
Sorry, but even in summer it feels a bit chilly there, like a 'threadbare' university club that only charter members find cozy.
The bedding was 'threadbare' , but freshly laundered and the floor appeared to have been fitted with a new carpet.
The bed had a thick straw pallet for mattress, and the sheets were 'threadbare' and grubby, but they had slept on worse.
There is nothing grim or 'threadbare' about either the building nor the attitude.
In the scramble to balance the books, the already 'threadbare' provision for non-critical cases could be stripped away.
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