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
- worn or faded from being on display in a store
- shopworn merchandise at half price
Synonyms: shopsoiled
Similar: worn
- 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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