Threadbare - English meaning

adjective

Injured by repeated blows or punishment.

Usage examples:

He finished the day battered and bruised

adjective

(of food) coated in batter and deep-fried until crisp.

Usage examples:

Others in the no-no category are deep fried or battered foods, pies and pasties, crisps and hot chi…

verb

Strike repeatedly with hard blows.

Usage examples:

A prisoner was battered to death with a table leg

adjective

Worn out or ruined because of age or neglect.

Usage examples:

A row of decrepit houses

adjective

Weak and in poor condition, esp. from age or long use

Usage examples:

The town had two decrepit fire trucks that were constantly breaking down.

adjective

In very bad condition because of being old, or not having been cared for, or having been used a lot

Usage examples:

Most of the buildings were old and decrepit., a decrepit old man sat on a park bench.

adjective

(of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravelled or worn at the edge.

Usage examples:

The frayed collar of her old coat

verb

(of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing.

Usage examples:

Cheap fabric soon frays

adjective

With the threads at the edge coming loose

Usage examples:

Frayed cuffs, the whole experience left me with frayed nerves (= feeling worried).

adjective

Something that is holey has holes in it

Usage examples:

He had to patch his holey trainers with duct tape until he had the money to buy himself a new pair.…

adjective

Having mange.

Usage examples:

They cannot all survive, so many will starve and become mangy and diseased.

adjective

(esp. of dogs and cats) having an infectious disease that makes hair fall out and causes areas of rough skin

Usage examples:

A mangy-looking dog, throw away that mangy rug.

adjective

If clothing or furniture is moth-eaten, it looks old and has holes in it

Usage examples:

I found some moth-eaten old sweaters in the back of the wardrobe.

adjective

Having lived for a long time; no longer young.

Usage examples:

The old man lay propped up on cushions

Having lived for a long time or attained a specific age

adjective

(of cloth or clothes) old and torn.

Usage examples:

A rough-looking man wearing ragged clothes

verb

Give a decorative effect to (a painted surface) by applying paint, typically of a different colour, with a rag.

Usage examples:

The background walls have been stippled above the dado rail and ragged below

verb

Make fun of (someone) in a boisterous manner.

Usage examples:

He ragged me about not smoking or drinking

adjective

Shabby and untidy or dirty.

Usage examples:

A teenager in scruffy jeans and a baggy t-shirt

adjective

In poor condition through long use or lack of care.

Usage examples:

A conscript in a shabby uniform saluted the car

adjective

Looking old and in bad condition because of wear or lack of care

Usage examples:

The man wore a long, shabby coat., we parked near bobby’s shabby trailer., her salary is $305,000 t…

adjective

Old and torn; in poor condition.

Usage examples:

An old woman in tattered clothes

adjective

(of cloth) damaged by continuous use or age, esp. torn in strips

Usage examples:

Old tattered flags

adjective

With opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together.

Usage examples:

Thin slices of bread

adverb

With little thickness or depth.

Usage examples:

Cut the ham as thin as possible

verb

Make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous.

Usage examples:

The remorseless fire of archers thinned their ranks

adjective

(especially of a person) having an untidy or dishevelled appearance.

Usage examples:

They were unwashed and unkempt

adjective

Past participle of wear1.

verb

Have (something) on one's body as clothing, decoration, or protection.

Usage examples:

He was wearing a dark suit