Shopworn has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
worn or faded from being on display in a store
"shopworn merchandise at half price"
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'"
3
Having been used, as a sample item in a retail store.
Example Sentences
"shopworn merchandise at half price"
adjective
"bromidic sermons"
adjective
"his remarks were trite and commonplace"
adjective
"hackneyed phrases"
adjective
"a stock answer"
adjective
"repeating threadbare jokes"
adjective
"parroting some timeworn axiom"
adjective
"the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
adjective