shopworn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and handled by customers, etc.; shop-soiled.
Not fresh or new.
Of an idea, a piece or writing, etc.: repeated so often as to have become uninteresting; clichéd, overused, tired.
Of an object: faded, shabby.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃɒpwɔːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shopworn.wav /ˈʃɑpˌwɔɹn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-shopworn.wav

Word forms

shopworn more shopworn most shopworn

Etymology

From shop (noun) + worn (adjective).

Synonyms

shop-soiled timeworn banal bathetic bromidic cheesy clichéd commonplace corny dog-eared hackneyed hoary overdone overused overworked pat played out shopworn stale threadbare tired trite warmed-over well-worn

Related words

shopwear

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