threadbare

Pronunciation:  US [ˈθredˌber] UK [ˈθredˌbeə(r)]
  • adj.Old; Worn thin; Shabby; Same old story
  • WebStale; Torn; Wear old clothes
beat-up bombed-out dilapidated dog-eared down-at-the-heels down-at-heel down-at-the-heel down-at-heels dumpy grungy mangy mean miserable moth-eaten neglected ratty run-down scrubby scruffy seedy sleazy tacky tatterdemalion tatty shabby timeworn tumbledown