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shopworn
adjective
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- HOPWOR
- Scrabble score
- 16
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
“his remarks were trite and commonplace”
adjective
worn or faded from being on display in a store
“shopworn merchandise at half price”
In context
Example Sentences
his remarks were trite and commonplace
hackneyed phrases
a stock answer
repeating threadbare jokes
parroting some timeworn axiom
shopworn merchandise at half price
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