Hyphenation of threadbare

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word threadbare? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

thread-bare

Definitions of threadbare:

1.
Repeated too often
Overfamiliar through overuse Bromidic sermons His remarks were trite and commonplace Hackneyed phrases A stock answer Repeating threadbare jokes Parroting some timeworn axiom The trite metaphor `hard as nails'
2.
Having the nap worn away so that the threads show through
Threadbare rugs

Synonyms of threadbare:

adj banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn, unoriginal
adj worn

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