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adjective
Date: 1838
1. faded, soiled, or otherwise impaired by remaining too long in a store
2. stale from excessive use or familiarity <shopworn clichés> 3. worn-out <a shopworn veteran>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
shopworn
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shopworn — shop‧worn [ˈʆɒpwɔːn ǁ ˈʆɑːpwɔːrn] adjective COMMERCE shopworn goods are slightly damaged or dirty because they have been in a shop for a long time; = shop soiled Bre * * * shopworn UK US /ˈʃɒpwɔːn/ adjective US COMMERCE ► SHOP SOILED( … Financial and business terms
Shopworn — Shop worn , a. Somewhat worn or damaged by having been kept for a time in a shop. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shopworn — index stale, trite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
shopworn — *trite, hackneyed, stereotyped, threadbare Analogous words: wasted (see HAGGARD): attenuated, diluted, thinned (see THIN vb): antiquated, obsolete, archaic (see OLD) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
shopworn — [shäp′wôrn΄] adj. 1. soiled, faded, etc. from having been displayed in a shop 2. drab, dull, trite, etc … English World dictionary
shopworn — shop|worn [ˈʃɔpwo:n US ˈʃa:pwo:rn] adj AmE 1.) a product that is shopworn is slightly damaged or dirty because it has been in a shop for a long time British Equivalent: shop soiled 2.) an idea that is shopworn is no longer interesting because it… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Shopworn — Infobox Film name = Shopworn image size = caption = director = Nick Grinde producer = Harry Cohn writer = Sarah Y. Mason (story and screenplay) Jo Swirling Robert Riskin starring = Barbara Stanwyck Regis Toomey music = cinematography = editing =… … Wikipedia
shopworn — {adj.} A piece of merchandise that is offered below the usual price because it is slightly damaged or soiled. * /Although shopworn, the jacket was perfectly usable, so he eagerly bought it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
shopworn — {adj.} A piece of merchandise that is offered below the usual price because it is slightly damaged or soiled. * /Although shopworn, the jacket was perfectly usable, so he eagerly bought it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
shopworn — adjective a) used, as a sample item in a retail store The handbag looks nice, but shopworn. b) not fresh; tired or cliché … Wiktionary
