shopsoiled
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shopsoiled — /ˈʃɒpsɔɪld/ (say shopsoyld) adjective 1. worn, dirtied, faded, etc., as goods handled and displayed in a shop or store. 2. (of people) affected by sordid experience. Also, shopworn …
shop-soiled — adjective Soiled from display in a shop; shopworn. All Tuesday week afternoon she was hunting to match that chenille but at last she found what she wanted at Clerys summer sales, the very it, slightly shopsoiled but you would never notice … Wiktionary
shopworn — adjective 1. 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 … Useful english dictionary
shop|soiled — «SHOP SOYLD», adjective. British. shopworn: »shopsoiled bargains … Useful english dictionary
