- Tarnished, frayed, faded, or otherwise defective from being on display in a store.
- Worn-out, as from overuse; trite: shopworn anecdotes.
shopworn
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shop·worn (shŏp'wôrn', -wōrn')  |
adj.
| Thesaurus: shopworn |
adjective
- Without freshness or appeal because of overuse: banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, musty, overused, overworked, platitudinal, platitudinous, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, warmed-over, well-worn, worn-out. See excite/bore/interest, usual/unusual.
| WordNet: shopworn |
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The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
worn or faded from being on display in a store
Synonym: shopsoiled
Meaning #2:
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Synonyms: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
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