Today’s “Word of the Day” is “threadbare“ and it is an adjective meaning “(of an idea, argument, excuse, etc.) used frequently with no effect/use; hackneyed, stereotyped, clichéd, overused, overworked, run-of-the-mill, routine”.
Example Sentence: In other words, Britain is expected to endure dysfunctional and negligent government in order that a regime with no authority and a threadbare mandate can think of some way to reinforce its failing grip on power. Inaction is a symptom of weakness that also expresses an arrogance with power.
This word is present in The Guardian article The Guardian view on Liz Truss and the Tories: it’s time to go and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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