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shopworn.

Of a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and handled by customers, etc.; shop-soiled.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈʃɒpwɔːn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈʃɑpˌwɔɹn/General-American
  1. Of a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and handled by customers, etc.; shop-soiled.

    The handbag looks nice, but shopworn.
  2. Not fresh or new. Of an idea, a piece or writing, etc.: repeated so often as to have become uninteresting; clichéd, overused, tired.

    figuratively
  3. Not fresh or new. Of an object: faded, shabby.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From shop (noun) + worn (adjective).

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