THREADBARE

adj. 25B6; adjective WORN, well worn, old, thin, worn out, holey, moth-eaten, mangy, ragged, frayed, tattered, battered; decrepit, shabby, scruffy, unkempt; having seen better days, falling apart at the seams, falling to pieces; informal tatty, ratty, the worse for wear; N. Amer. informal raggedy.