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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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
And ramshackle houses and fences hide behind thickets of weather-beaten manzanita and chapparal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 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
Suddenly Frodo noticed that a strange-looking weather-beaten man, sitting in the shadows near the wall, was also listening intently to the hobbit-talk.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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