"shopworn" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃɒpwɔː(ɹ)n/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shopworn.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more shopworn [comparative], most shopworn [superlative]
Etymology: shop + worn Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shop|worn}} shop + worn Head templates: {{en-adj}} shopworn (comparative more shopworn, superlative most shopworn)
  1. Having been used, as a sample item in a retail store.
    Sense id: en-shopworn-en-adj-w9xprABJ
  2. Faded.
    Sense id: en-shopworn-en-adj-oYam1Act
  3. (figuratively) Not fresh; tired or cliché. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: hackneyed
    Sense id: en-shopworn-en-adj-7oM~1mM0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 12 68

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