shopworn.

1. Worn or soiled because of repeated display or handling in a shop.

2. Repeated so often that it has lost freshness or interest.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• shopworn goods
• a shopworn display copy

On the page

He accepted a discount on the shopworn copy with the creased cover.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more shopworn; superlative most shopworn when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, character. Commonness: moderately common.