Meaning of SHOPWORN
| Pronunciation: | | 'shâp`wowrn
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- [adj] repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
- [adj] worn or faded from being on display in a store; "shopworn merchandise at half price"
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| | Synonyms: | | banal, commonplace, hackneyed, shopsoiled, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, unoriginal, well-worn, worn |
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| | Definition: | | \Shop"worn`\, a.
Somewhat worn or damaged by having been kept for a time in a
shop.
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