shopworn

Definition

Of a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and handled by customers, etc.; shop-soiled.

Etymology

From shop (noun) + worn (adjective).

Example Sentences

• "The handbag looks nice, but shopworn."
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• "Peace with honour—that immortal phrase coined by the greatest phrase-maker of his generation—has become slightly shop[-]worn, although still admittedly serviceable, and honour is not lightly to be defined."