shelf-worn

adjective

Of a book etc.: exhibiting superficial damage from having been repeatedly removed from and replaced on a shelf.

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Meanings

adjectiveshelf-worn (comparative more shelf-worn, superlative most shelf-worn)

comparative more shelf-worn · superlative most shelf-worn

  1. Of a book etc.: exhibiting superficial damage from having been repeatedly removed from and replaced on a shelf.
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APA

shelf-worn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shelf-worn

MLA

“shelf-worn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shelf-worn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shelf-worn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shelf-worn.

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