Threadbare

"Threadbare" in Russian

изно́шенный

iznóšennyj

(of cloth, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show — see also shabby, worn-out)

обветша́лый

obvetšályj

(of cloth, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show — see also shabby, worn-out)

потёртый

potjórtyj

(of cloth, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show — see also shabby, worn-out)

ста́рый

stáryj

(of cloth, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show — see also shabby, worn-out)

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