weather-beaten

[ weth-er-beet-n ]

adjective

1. bearing evidences of wear or damage as a result of exposure to the weather.
2. tanned, hardened, or otherwise affected by exposure to weather:

   a weather-beaten face.

weather-beaten

adjective

1. showing signs of exposure to the weather
2. tanned or hardened by exposure to the weather

Word History and Origins

Origin of weather-beaten¹

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

You will find few episodes in American history more weather-beaten than the origins of Thanksgiving.

From The Daily Beast

An old weather-beaten bear-hunter stepped forward, squirting out his tobacco juice with all imaginable deliberation.

From Project Gutenberg

The long line of little gray, weather-beaten houses nestled peacefully among the orange trees.

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Indeed, it is but a few years since I saw his weather-beaten face, all lighted up with smiles.

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Mr. Wilding raised one eyebrow and looked aslant at Trenchard, whose weather-beaten face was suddenly agrin with stupefaction.

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One was fat with a complexion the color of old weather beaten brick and eyes that were watery and cold.

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