shopworn
shop·worn
shopworn · more shopworn · most shopworn
Of a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and handled by…Of a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and handled by customers, etc.; shop-soiled.
UK/ˈʃɒpwɔːn/US/ˈʃɑpˌwɔɹn/
Meaning
3 sensesOf a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and handled by customers, etc.; shop-soiled.
The handbag looks nice, but shopworn.
worn or faded from being on display in a store
Not fresh or new.
(figuratively)Of an idea, a piece or writing, etc.: repeated so often as to have become uninteresting; clichéd, overused, tired.
(figuratively)Of an object: faded, shabby.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From shop (noun) + worn (adjective).From shop (noun) + worn (adjective).
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Forms
more shopworn, most shopworn| Comparative | more shopworn Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most shopworn Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
27 synonymsstockB2tiredA1shop-soiledtimewornbanalbatheticbromidiccheesyclichédcommonplacecornydog-earedhackneyedhoary
Close in meaning
- worn or faded from being on display in a store:shopsoiled
- repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse:banalcommonplacehackneyedold-hatstockthreadbaretimeworntired
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedshopwear
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form