weather-beaten
Americanadjective
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bearing evidences of wear or damage as a result of exposure to the weather.
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tanned, hardened, or otherwise affected by exposure to weather.
a weather-beaten face.
adjective
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showing signs of exposure to the weather
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tanned or hardened by exposure to the weather
Etymology
Origin of weather-beaten
First recorded in 1520–30
Example Sentences
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Each year the birds must stay on platforms of floating ice for long enough to replace weather-beaten feathers with new, waterproof coats.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
Years of hard work have left him weather-beaten and broken.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
After being displaced from their homeland, Silvia and her mother move into the Morningside, a weather-beaten luxury apartment building in “Island City,” a sinking version of New York in the middle of all-out climate collapse.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
There was still a “For Sale” sign posted on a weather-beaten and leafless tree that resembled a scarecrow warning people to stay away.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
The tide was very high, and only a weather-beaten wedge of the Moily Bell’s pilothouse showed above the waterline.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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