transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈthred-ˌber ]
adjective
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
threadbare clothes
b. : wearing threadbare clothing : very poor
took in threadbare relatives — Russell Baker
c. : barely adequate because of cheapness or shabbiness
a threadbare production
2. : exhausted of interest or freshness
Synonyms: see trite
• thread·bare·ness noun