banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
(adjective) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; âbromidic sermonsâ; âhis remarks were trite and commonplaceâ; âhackneyed phrasesâ; âa stock answerâ; ârepeating threadbare jokesâ; âparroting some timeworn axiomâ; âthe trite metaphor âhard as nailsââ
threadbare
(adjective) having the nap worn away so that the threads show through; âthreadbare rugsâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
threadbare (comparative more threadbare, superlative most threadbare)
(of cloth) shabby, frayed and worn to an extent that warp threads show
damaged or shabby
(of a person) wearing clothes of threadbare material
banal or clichéd; trite or hackneyed
• See also hackneyed
Source: Wiktionary
Thread"bare`, a.
1. Worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off; threadbare clothes. "A threadbare cope." Chaucer.
2. Fig.: Worn out; as, a threadbare subject; stale topics and threadbare quotations. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 April 2025
(noun) fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time; âsuperfetation is normal in some animal speciesâ
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
