adjective
- worn, faded, or damaged from being displayed or handled in a store
- lacking freshness or originality; trite or hackneyed
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The shopworn books were marked down fifty percent.
- She bought the shopworn dress at a discount.
- The furniture looked shopworn after months in the showroom.
- His shopworn jokes failed to amuse the audience.
- The politician’s shopworn promises didn’t convince voters.
- The magazine featured shopworn celebrity gossip.
- They sold the shopworn merchandise at clearance prices.