Shop-soiled
//ˈʃɒpsɔɪld// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Synonym of shopworn.; Of a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and handled by customers, etc.
"All Tuesday week afternoon she was hunting to match that chenille but at last she found what she wanted at Clery's summer sales, the very it, slightly shopsoiled but you would never notice"
- 2 Synonym of shopworn.; Not fresh or new. figuratively
Synonyms
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More examples"All Tuesday week afternoon she was hunting to match that chenille but at last she found what she wanted at Clery's summer sales, the very it, slightly shopsoiled but you would never notice"
Etymology
From shop (noun) + soiled (adjective).
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