1. worn, faded, or damaged from being displayed or handled in a store
2. 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.