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shopworn |
Overview of adj shopworn The adj shopworn has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. shopworn, shopsoiled -- (worn or faded from being on display in a store; "shopworn merchandise at half price") 2. banal, commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn -- (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'") Antonyms of adj shopworn 2 senses of shopworn Sense 1 shopworn, shopsoiled INDIRECT (VIA worn) -> unworn Sense 2 banal, commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, stock(postnominal), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn INDIRECT (VIA unoriginal) -> original Similarity of adj shopworn 2 senses of shopworn Sense 1 shopworn, shopsoiled => worn (vs. unworn) Sense 2 banal, commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, stock(postnominal), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn => unoriginal (vs. original) Attributes of adj shopworn Familiarity of adj shopworn shopworn used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj shopworn shopworn Overview of adj shopworn The adj shopworn has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. shopworn, shopsoiled -- (worn or faded from being on display in a store; "shopworn merchandise at half price") 2. banal, commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn -- (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'")
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