See threadbare in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect:
bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, tatty. (Informal) tacky2. (Slang) ratty. Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone to pot (or seed), past cure (or hope). See betterWithout freshness or appeal because of overuse:
banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, musty, overused, overworked, platitudinal, platitudinous, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, timeworn, tired, trite, warmed-over, well-worn, worn-out. See excite, usual
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