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