fairly threadbare
Frequency: 6.05.1 per million words
Indicates a moderate but noticeable degree of being worn.
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Examples (10)
- Her old coat was fairly threadbare at the elbows.
- The once luxurious rug is now fairly threadbare from years of use.
- His excuses for being late were starting to sound fairly threadbare.
- After several washes, the bath towels became fairly threadbare.
- The argument that technology will solve all problems has become fairly threadbare.
- Despite being fairly threadbare, the antique tapestry still held its charm.
- Their political platform, once innovative, now seemed fairly threadbare.
- You can see that the upholstery on the old sofa is fairly threadbare.
- Many critics felt the film's plot was fairly threadbare and predictable.
- The curtains in the abandoned house looked fairly threadbare and faded.