shopsoiled

7.0

Items slightly damaged, faded, or dirty from being handled in a shop

adjective
/ˈʃɒpˌsɔɪld/

: dañado

The store offered a discount on all shopsoiled clothing items.

Examples

Some of the books were shopsoiled after being handled by many customers.
She noticed a shopsoiled box at the back of the shelf and asked for a lower price.
This dress is a bit shopsoiled.
I found a shopsoiled pair of shoes on sale.
Some of the toys were shopsoiled after being displayed for a long time.
The store had a clearance section for shopsoiled merchandise at reduced prices.
When browsing the sale rack, I noticed a shopsoiled jacket that was still in good condition.

Synonyms

soiled

vsshopsoiled

1 2.5

Not clean because it has mud or grease on it

focuses on display dirt or wear that lowers an item's resale value

shopworn

vsshopsoiled

1 7.5

Worn or faded because it sits on display in a shop

is about items that lose value because of display damage

Antonyms

new

∞ 1.0

In original condition and never used before

pristine

63 5.1

Very clean and fresh, like new

How Worn

ruined

1 3.1

damaged

1 1.1

shopsoiled

7.0

unused

26 1.0

pristine

63 5.1

Surface Forms

shopsoiled positive

Morphology

shopsoiled = shop + soil (transparent) = shop + soil + ed

Formed from 'shop' + 'soil' with the past-participle/adjectival suffix '-ed'; meaning is directly 'soiled in a shop'.

Etymology

The word shopsoiled comes from two plain words, shop and soiled, where soiled means 'dirty' or 'worn'. So, a shopsoiled item is one that got a little dirty or damaged from being on display or handled in a shop, and is often sold for less.