shopworn meaning

UK US /ˈʃɑpwɔrn/ 2 syllables

shopworn (adjective): worn or faded from being on display in a store.

shopworn has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

shopworn as an adjective

  1. worn or faded from being on display in a store
    • shopworn merchandise at half price

    Synonyms: shopsoiled

    Similar: worn

  2. 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'

    Synonyms: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn

    Similar: unoriginal

How to pronounce shopworn

shopworn is pronounced /ˈʃɑpwɔrn/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SH · words ending in RN · 8-letter words

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